A small furnariid of 15 to 17 cm with an olive-brown back, a rufous crown and a grayish or whitish belly. The tail is brown and fairly long. The bill is short and straight. It inhabits grasslands with shrubs, thickets and the edges of low scrub. It builds a retort-shaped nest: a mass of plant fibers with a long downward-facing entrance tube that can measure 20 to 30 cm.
Behaviour
Active and hard to see because of its habit of moving inside the dense interior of the shrubs. Heard more easily than seen: its song is a two-syllable "pi-chui" repeated insistently. It looks for insects inside the thickets. The pair builds a nest of fine fibers in the shrubs.
How and when to see it
Year round. Its repetitive song is the best way to detect it. The edges of the low woodland and the thickets of all the portals.
Where to see it in the Iberá
The gateways of the Great Iberá Park where pale-breasted spinetail has confirmed presence:
Tours to see it
Verified providers operating at the gateways where pale-breasted spinetail lives. You contact them directly on WhatsApp from the app.
- Esteros Ñe’é
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Senderismo guiado. Visita guiada a museos, lugares históricos, capillas y senderos del…★ 5.0 - Salvaje Iberá
Senderismo, cicloturismo, safari fotográfico, avistaje de fauna, paseos largos en el día…★ 5.0
Species profile
- Common namePale-breasted Spinetail
- Scientific nameSynallaxis albescens
- GroupBird
- StatusNative
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