Ovenbirds

Red-faced Spinetail

Cranioleuca erythrops

The Red-faced Spinetail (Cranioleuca erythrops) is a 17 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Ovenbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

17 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama.

Where to see it: Alto Anchicayá - El Descanso (Doña Dora) (Colombia); Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa (Sergio y Doris) (Ecuador); Refugio Paz de las Aves (Angel Paz) (Ecuador); Curi-Cancha Refugio de Vida Silvestre (Costa Rica); Rio Silanche Bird Sanctuary (Ecuador).

Photo: (c) Esteban Poveda, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist