Cinclodes fuscus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-winged Cinclodes sighting in Torres del Paine National Park on a given day, based on 198 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 48th most-seen of the 106 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-winged Cinclodes in Torres del Paine National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and December, 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 parks where we can rate Buff-winged Cinclodes sightings, Torres del Paine National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Lauca National Park (Chile, about 70%) and Nahuel Huapi National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buff-winged Cinclodes is recorded against all the birds logged in Torres del Paine National Park (198 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.
