Leptasthenura aegithaloides
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The plain-mantled tit-spinetail (Leptasthenura aegithaloides) is a small passerine bird of South America in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.
The plain-mantled tit-spinetail's taxonomy is unsettled. The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society, the International Ornithological Committee, and the Clements taxonomy assign it these four subspecies:
This article follows the one-species, four-subspecies model. The plain-mantled tit-spinetail is 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 7.5 to 11 g (0.26 to 0.39 oz). It is a small, slender, long-tailed furnariid with a short bill. The sexes... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 4 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 5 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail sighting in Torres del Paine National Park on a given day, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 106 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail in Torres del Paine National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and December–June, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plain-mantled Tit-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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail sightings, Torres del Paine National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Península Valdés (Argentina, about 20%), Nahuel Huapi National Park (Argentina, about 20%) and Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park (Chile, about 10%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail that you can see in Torres del Paine National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Thorn-tailed Rayadito (about 40%), Dark-bellied Cinclodes (about 20%) and Scale-throated Earthcreeper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail is recorded against all the birds logged in Torres del Paine National Park (60 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.
