Pale-breasted Spinetail
Synallaxis albescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusSynallaxis (Synallaxis Spinetails)
- SpeciesSynallaxis albescens (Pale-breasted Spinetail)
The pale-breasted spinetail (Synallaxis albescens) is a passerine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Ecuador. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
Black-striped Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus
Spotted Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Plain-brown Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Glyphorynchus spirurus
Piping Long-tailed Woodcreeper
Deconychura typica
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Ruddy Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla homochroa
Scaly-throated Leaftosser
Sclerurus guatemalensis
Tawny-throated Leaftosser
Sclerurus mexicanus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Pale-breasted Spinetail at Chagres National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there