Slaty Spinetail
Synallaxis brachyura
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusSynallaxis (Synallaxis Spinetails)
- SpeciesSynallaxis brachyura (Slaty Spinetail)
Closest Relatives at Chirripó National Park
Pale-breasted Spinetail
Synallaxis albescens
Red-faced Spinetail
Cranioleuca erythrops
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Spotted Barbtail
Premnoplex brunnescens
Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner
Automolus exsertus
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes affinis
Streaked Xenops
Xenops rutilans
Lineated Foliage-gleaner
Syndactyla subalaris
Streak-breasted Treehunter
Thripadectes rufobrunneus
Ruddy Treerunner
Margarornis rubiginosus
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Glyphorynchus spirurus
Buffy Tuftedcheek
Pseudocolaptes lawrencii
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Slaty Spinetail in Chirripó National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Slaty Spinetail sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 76 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Slaty Spinetail in Chirripó National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Slaty Spinetail in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.