Hoary-throated spinetail

Synallaxis kollari

The Hoary-throated spinetail (Synallaxis kollari) is a bird found in Guyana and Brazil. Found in Guyana and Brazil. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

See the Hoary-throated spinetail on the 3D globe →

Scientific name	Synallaxis kollari
Region	South America
Found in	Guyana and Brazil

🏡 Where the Hoary-throated spinetail lives

Found in Guyana and Brazil.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 16 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

Hear the Hoary-throated spinetail

Recorded by GABRIEL LEITE (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC354894. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Hoary-throated spinetail

Where does the Hoary-throated spinetail live?

The Hoary-throated spinetail lives in Guyana and Brazil. Found in Guyana and Brazil.

What does the Hoary-throated spinetail eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Hoary-throated spinetail endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

More birds from South America

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.