White-browed Tit-Spinetail
Leptasthenura xenothorax
The White-browed Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura xenothorax) is a rare ovenbirds and woodcreeper found only in Peru, weighing about 11 g. The white-browed tit-spinetail is a Near Threatened species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.
About the White-browed Tit-Spinetail
The white-browed tit-spinetail is a Near Threatened species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Peru.
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How to identify it
The white-browed tit-spinetail is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs about 13 g (0.46 oz). It is a small-bodied, long-tailed furnariid with a short bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a white supercilium with a narrow black border above it on an otherwise blackish and whitish streaked face. Their crown is bright rufous. Their upperparts are dull grayish brown, with narrow black-outlined white streaks that become more prominent on the lower back, then fainter on the rump, and become more obvious but still pale on the uppertail coverts. Voice: The white-browed tit-spinetail is very vocal and often sings while foraging. Its song is "a rapid, dry descending trill, sometimes with some 1-4 shorter introductory notes tjit tjit trrrrrrreeeeeeeeuuu and lasting two seconds". Its contact call is "a check or tjit note", and it also makes "a series of tleet notes".
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a White-browed Tit-Spinetail?
- The white-browed tit-spinetail is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs about 13 g (0.46 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a White-browed Tit-Spinetail?
- The White-browed Tit-Spinetail is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.
- Where can you see a White-browed Tit-Spinetail?
- The White-browed Tit-Spinetail is endemic to Peru, which is the only country where it occurs.
- What birds look similar to a White-browed Tit-Spinetail?
- The White-browed Tit-Spinetail is most easily confused with the Striolated Tit-Spinetail, the Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail and the Streak-backed Tit-Spinetail.
- Is the White-browed Tit-Spinetail endangered?
- The White-browed Tit-Spinetail is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
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