Cinclodes fuscus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The buff-winged cinclodes (Cinclodes fuscus) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and as a vagrant on the Falkland Islands.
The buff-winged cinclodes was previously known as the bar-winged cinclodes and included the many subspecies of what are now the cream-winged cinclodes (C. albiventris) and chestnut-winged cinclodes (C. albidiventris). Following the recognition of the three-way split that began in about 2009, C. fuscus was renamed to the present buff-winged cinclodes to avoid confusion with the previous much more complex species.
The buff-winged cinclodes is monotypic. The buff-winged cinclodes is 15 to 19.4 cm (5.9 to 7.6 in) long and weighs 29 to 33 g (1.0 to 1.2 oz). It is a small cinclodes with a shortish bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a distinct light buffish white supercilium, dark gray-brown ear coverts with pale streaks, and a bright white malar area that flares to the rear. Their forehead is speckled, their crown dark gray-brown, and their upperparts dark brown. Their wing coverts are dark brown... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 4 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 5 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-winged Cinclodes sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 388 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 153rd most-seen of the 274 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-winged Cinclodes in Buenos Aires on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Buff-winged Cinclodes sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Buff-winged Cinclodes sightings, Buenos Aires ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in La Paz (Bolivia, about 10%) and Montevideo (Uruguay, under 5%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Buff-winged Cinclodes that you can see in Buenos Aires (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Rufous Hornero (about 90%), Narrow-billed Woodcreeper (about 40%) and Sooty-fronted Spinetail (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buff-winged Cinclodes is recorded against all the birds logged in Buenos Aires (388 verified sightings), 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.
