Birds of Panama

    PASSERIFORMES: Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)  
Genus: Synallaxis (2 species, 37 worldwide)

Genus Synallaxis, typical Spinetails, are small mostly brown birds with long straight tails. Spinetails are found in low dense growth and are more often heard than seen.


Pale-breasted Spinetail
Pale-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis albescens)
Cocorná, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Uee-pee call common in open grasslands and wetlands, at lower altitudes than similar Azara's Spinetail.

Slaty Spinetail
Slaty Spinetail (Synallaxis brachyura nigrifumosa)
Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Slaty Spinetail
Slaty Spinetail (Synallaxis brachyura nigrifumosa)
Medio Queso, Los Chiles, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

Vocal, but secretive.


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