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 Serra dos Órgãos National Park
Rufous-capped Spinetail
Synallaxis ruficapilla
Spix's Spinetail
Synallaxis spixi
Gray-bellied Spinetail
Synallaxis cinerascens
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
Lesser Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus fuscus
White-throated Woodcreeper
Xiphocolaptes albicollis
Plain-brown Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Streaked Xenops
Xenops rutilans
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner
Philydor rufum
Pallid Spinetail
Cranioleuca pallida
Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper
Lochmias nematura
Rufous-breasted Leaftosser
Sclerurus scansor
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Pale-breasted Spinetail at Serra dos Órgãos 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