Synallaxis scutata
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The ochre-cheeked spinetail (Synallaxis scutata) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru. The ochre-cheeked spinetail and two other spinetails have been placed by some authors in genus Poecilurus but there are insufficient plumage, behavioral, and genetic differences to support that treatment. The ochre-cheeked spinetail is not even closely related to the other two but is a sister species to the grey-bellied spinetail (S. cinerascens).
Beyond the confirmation that the ochre-cheeked spinetail belongs in genus Synallaxis its taxonomy is unsettled. Remsen (2020) states that teretiala and a proposed subspecies neglecta are indistinguishable from the nominate.
This article follows the two-subspecies model. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-cheeked Spinetail sighting in Amboró National Park on a given day, based on 179 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 273 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-cheeked Spinetail in Amboró National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February, April and July, the lowest months. June has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ochre-cheeked Spinetail sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Ochre-cheeked Spinetail sightings, Amboró National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Chapada Diamantina National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ochre-cheeked Spinetail is recorded against all the birds logged in Amboró National Park (179 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
