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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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Records from Parque Provincial Cruce Caballero

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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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria10/12/2014ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroN/AN/ANoNo
Diego Oscar08/21/2011ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroIndistinguishableAdultYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236229214/09/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroDiego Oscar
236222013/09/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroDiego Oscar
236145212/07/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroCamilo Marraro
231616907/07/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroGustavo Marasco
220973628/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce Caballero2Enrique Chiurla
218282428/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce Caballero2Victor Hugo Michelini
216535617/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroSergio Gabriel Borrillo
214070203/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar, Parque Provincial Cruce Caballero1Santiago Juan Torres
214051803/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar, Parque Provincial Cruce CaballeroJorge La Grotteria
214033003/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar, Parque Provincial Cruce Caballero1Jorge La Grotteria
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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 13/03/2026.