Wedge-billed Woodcreeper vs Bay-capped Wren-spinetail

Glyphorynchus spirurus compared with Spartonoica maluroides

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Bay-capped Wren-spinetail
Scientific Name Glyphorynchus spirurus Spartonoica maluroides
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Furnariidae Furnariidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 13.7 cm (5.4 in) 9.9 cm (3.9 in)
Weight 15.75 g (0.56 oz) 11.0 g (0.39 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1-3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper only

Bay-capped Wren-spinetail only

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper

Least Concern

Bay-capped Wren-spinetail

About These Birds

Bay-capped Wren-spinetail

The Bay-capped Wren-spinetail is a small, brown ovenbird found in the marshes and wet grasslands of southern Brazil, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina. It has a distinctive rufous cap and inhabits tall reedbeds and grassy wetland margins. It forages low in dense marsh vegetation for insects and other small invertebrates.

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