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Rufous-capped Spinetail

Synallaxis ruficapilla
Vieillot, LJP, 1819
Pijuí Corona Rojiza
Pichororé

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

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Description: Crown, shoulders, and tail rufous; flight feathers brown; ventral brownish light; orange-brown back and gray throat.

Geographical Distribution: Misiones, Corrientes, and Formosa.

Habitat: Forests and capueras.

Behavior: Confident and secretive.

Feeding: Arachnids and insects.

Nesting: Elaborate closed nests made of twigs, often spiny.

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Foto
Photography ID: 633544
  Adult

Candelaria
Misiones
Argentina
04/10/2025
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 629259
  Adult

Candelaria
Misiones
Argentina
01/18/2024
Tiago Vaggi



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240831225/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Urutaú, CandelariaSilvina Collado
228619310/04/2025ArgentinaMisionesEl monte de los abuelos, CandelariaEdgar Romeo
203471309/03/2024ArgentinaMisionesMisión de Loreto, Candelaria6Sebastián Otero
226945118/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Don Rodolfo, CandelariaTiago Vaggi
199209010/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesPP Cañadón de Profundidad, Candelaria1Naré Berduc
206124617/07/2023ArgentinaMisionesPP Cañadón de Profundidad, Candelaria2Lautaro Pereira
222188023/08/2022ArgentinaMisionesCerro Santa Ana--Complejo Don Rodolfo, Candelaria2Dominic Oviedo Löwen
208557823/08/2022ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Don Rodolfo, Candelaria2Faustino Hollmann
209477123/08/2022ArgentinaMisionesCerro Santa Ana--Complejo Don Rodolfo, Candelaria2Nazareno Del Carlo
207065923/08/2022ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Don Rodolfo, Candelaria1Ralph Roberts
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Bibliography related


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. Rufous-capped Spinetail (Synallaxis ruficapilla) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 15/03/2026.