Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail
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Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail

Leptasthenura aegithaloides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Península Valdés
82 Verified records at Península Valdés
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The plain-mantled tit-spinetail (Leptasthenura aegithaloides) is a small passerine bird of South America in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail sighting in Península Valdés, based on 82 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Península Valdés

Sharp-billed Canastero
LC

Sharp-billed Canastero

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Asthenes pyrrholeuca

30–40% · Possible
Common Miner
LC

Common Miner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geositta cunicularia

20–30% · Possible
Scale-throated Earthcreeper
LC

Scale-throated Earthcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upucerthia dumetaria

20–30% · Possible
Patagonian Canastero

Patagonian Canastero

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Asthenes patagonica

10–20% · With luck
Band-tailed Earthcreeper

Band-tailed Earthcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremobius phoenicurus

<5% · Rare
Cordilleran Canastero
LC

Cordilleran Canastero

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Asthenes modesta

<5% · Rare
🐦 No photo available
LC Endemic

White-throated Cacholote

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pseudoseisura gutturalis

<5% · Rare
Buff-winged Cinclodes
LC

Buff-winged Cinclodes

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinclodes fuscus

Insufficient data
Patagonian Mockingbird
LC

Patagonian Mockingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mimus patagonicus

70–80% · Very likely
Rufous-collared Sparrow
LC Endemic

Rufous-collared Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia capensis

70–80% · Very likely
Mourning Sierra-Finch
LC

Mourning Sierra-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhopospina fruticeti

70–80% · Very likely
Long-tailed Meadowlark

Long-tailed Meadowlark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnella loyca

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
2 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
3 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
10–20%
4 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
5–10%
5 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail in Península Valdés?

About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail sighting in Península Valdés, based on 82 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail in Península Valdés?

November has the highest sighting rate for Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail in Península Valdés in our monthly data.

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