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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-breasted Spinetail sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at El Palmar National Park
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Synallaxis frontalis
Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner
Syndactyla rufosuperciliata
Stripe-crowned Spinetail
Cranioleuca pyrrhophia
Firewood-gatherer
Anumbius annumbi
Freckle-breasted Thornbird
Phacellodomus striaticollis
Chotoy Spinetail
Schoeniophylax phryganophilus
Wren-like Rushbird
Phleocryptes melanops
Brown Cacholote
Pseudoseisura lophotes
Little Thornbird
Phacellodomus sibilatrix
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pale-breasted Spinetail in El Palmar National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-breasted Spinetail sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pale-breasted Spinetail in El Palmar National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Pale-breasted Spinetail in El Palmar National Park in our monthly data.