Tawny Tit-Spinetail (Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis)
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Tawny Tit-Spinetail

Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis (Carriker, 1933)

8.8 gWeight

Busiest months: September · Most records: Peru, Bolivia, Argentina

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Tawny Tit-Spinetail has been recorded at 11 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal CinclodesPeru417 records
  2. San Miguel Polylepis forestBolivia179 records
  3. Cerro TunariBolivia42 records
More places
  1. La CumbreBolivia3 records
  2. YaviArgentina3 records
  3. AstillerosBolivia2 records
  4. CoroicoBolivia1 record
  5. Tablas Monte AreaBolivia1 record
  6. Old Coroico Rd.Bolivia1 record
  7. Santuario Historico Machu Picchu – Machu Picchu Ruinas (Valqui B3.2)Peru1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

PeruBoliviaArgentina

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Tawny Tit-Spinetail?

The Tawny Tit-Spinetail weighs around 8.8 g.

Where does the Tawny Tit-Spinetail live?

Its breeding range: South America: Peru to northwestern Argentina. It is most often recorded in Peru, Bolivia and Argentina.

When is the best time to see the Tawny Tit-Spinetail?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in September (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Tawny Tit-Spinetail endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Tawny Tit-Spinetail as Least Concern.

What does the Tawny Tit-Spinetail eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Tawny Tit-Spinetail in?

It belongs to the family Ovenbirds (Furnariidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
8.8 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
62 mm
Tail
98 mm
Bill
13 mm
Tarsus
20 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

South America: Peru to northwestern Argentina

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Ovenbirds Furnariidae
Genus
Sylviorthorhynchus

Other birds in the genus Sylviorthorhynchus

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Tawny Tit-Spinetail

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