Azara's Spinetail

Azara's Spinetail

Synallaxis azarae

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Los Nevados National Natural Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

1,274 Verified sightings at Los Nevados National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
1,801 In all 5 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Azara's Spinetail

Azara's spinetail (Synallaxis azarae) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Azara's spinetail has these nine subspecies:

Azara's spinetail is named after Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara. Azara's spinetail is 15 to 18 cm (5.9 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 12 to 18 g (0.42 to 0.63 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies S. a. azarae have a brownish gray face with a slightly paler supercilium. Their forehead and forecrown are dark grayish brown, their... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:39

Peru · 2026

© Étienne Leroy · XC1184751 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call1:05

Ecuador · 2023

© rudy gelis · XC831233 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Recording1:00

Colombia · 2023

© David Bradley · XC786574 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
2 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
3 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
4 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Quito 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~30%
2 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
3 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Azara's Spinetail in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Azara's Spinetail sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 1,274 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Azara's Spinetail in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

April–May, August and December

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Azara's Spinetail in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against about 20% in January–March, June–July and September–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Azara's Spinetail?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Azara's Spinetail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Los Nevados National Natural Park the best place to see an Azara's Spinetail?

Yes

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Azara's Spinetail sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%) and Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).

Where does the Azara's Spinetail sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Azara's Spinetail is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (1,274 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.

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