Yellow-chinned Spinetail

Yellow-chinned Spinetail (Certhiaxis cinnamomeus) perched on a branch near the Mahaica River, Guyana (Photo by Kester Clarke/www.kesterclarke.net)
Yellow-chinned Spinetail (Certhiaxis cinnamomeus) perched on a branch near the Mahaica River, Guyana (Photo by Kester Clarke/www.kesterclarke.net)

The Yellow-chinned Spinetail (Certhiaxis cinnamomeus) is found from Trinidad and Colombia south to Argentina and Uruguay. It is a slender bird with a long tail. The upperparts and head are chestnut brown, and the underparts are whitish apart from the pale-yellow throat. The Yellow-chinned Spine-tail feeds on insects and spiders

 

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