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Spotted Bamboowren

Psilorhamphus guttatus
(Ménétries, É, 1835)
Gallito Overo
Tapaculo-pintado

Family: Rhinocryptidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Leptorhynchus guttatus.


Description: Lead-colored head and back, with a whitish throat and the rest of the ventral side turning cinnamon. Brown wings. Back dotted with white and ventral side dotted with dark brown, becoming barred brown towards the subcaudal. White-tipped tail feathers, with the rest of the tail feathers dotted with cinnamon in a very picturesque design. Dark upper mandible and lighter lower mandible. The female is more cinnamon-colored.

Geographic Distribution within Argentina: Misiones and northeast of Corrientes.

Habitat: Dense tacuaral in forests.

Behavior: Very secretive, with a strong voice that can be heard from afar.

Feeding: Arthropods and invertebrates.

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Jorge La Grotteria09/03/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrarParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroN/AN/ANoNo
Jorge La Grotteria07/07/2019ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaN/AN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria05/25/2012ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaAdultYesNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria08/19/2012ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial PiñalitoN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
214447607/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial Numero 15, Área Experimental Guaraní1Jorge La Grotteria
214159105/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesVía sin nombre1Jorge La Grotteria
214034103/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar, Parque Provincial Cruce Caballero2Jorge La Grotteria
212244325/07/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Urugua-í1Jorge La Grotteria
212210824/07/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Urugua-í1Jorge La Grotteria
194415511/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Urugua-í1Jorge La Grotteria
94061607/07/2019ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya1Jorge La Grotteria
39298314/01/2016BrazilSanta CatarinaBlumenauJorge La Grotteria
6264020/06/2013ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaJorge La Grotteria
5239111/02/2013ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaJorge La Grotteria
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Bibliography related


Artículo Chebez, J. C. 2009. Otros que se van. Fauna Argentina Amenazada. 552 págs. Albatros. Buenos Aires.

Artículo De la Peña, M. R. 1999. Aves Argentinas, Lista y Distribución. 244 págs. LOLA. Buenos Aires.

Artículo Narosky, T. y D. Yzurieta. 2010. Aves de Argentina y Uruguay – Birds of Argentina & Uruguay: Guía de Identificación Edición Total – A Field Guide Total Edition. 16a ed. 427 págs. Vázquez Mazzini Editores. Buenos Aires. Argentina.

Artículo Narosky, T. Y M. Ruda Vega. 2009. Aves Argentinas, un vuelo por el mundo silvestre. 1a edición. Albatros. Buenos Aires.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Spotted Bamboowren (Psilorhamphus guttatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 05/04/2026.