A small ovenbird (furnariid) of 16 to 18 cm with a distinctive slaty-gray body plumage, darker on the upperparts. The crown and wings are a reddish chestnut tone. The tail is long and rufous chestnut. The bill is short. It inhabits the wet edges of the gallery forest, dense riverside vegetation and scrub near water. It uses forest edges, scrub and shrubby fields; it is not a riverside specialist.
Behaviour
Very active and noisy for its small size. The song is a repeated, characteristic "wheet, di-di-dit." It moves inside dense scrub at low height. Like the other spinetails, it builds a nest of plant fibers with a long entrance tube.
How and when to see it
Year round at the damp and riverside edges. Portals Laguna Iberá, Galarza and Carambola are the best sites.
Where to see it in the Iberá
The gateways of the Great Iberá Park where spix's spinetail has confirmed presence:
Tours to see it
Verified providers operating at the gateways where spix's spinetail lives. You contact them directly on WhatsApp from the app.
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Species profile
- Common nameSpix's Spinetail
- Scientific nameSynallaxis spixi
- GroupBird
- StatusNative
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