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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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Photography ID: 320081
  Juvenile

São José
Santa Catarina
Brazil
01/23/2019
Jorge La Grotteria



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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Jorge La Grotteria01/23/2019BrazilSanta CatarinaParque Temático Ambiental dos SabiásSão JoséIndistinguishableJuvenileYesNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria10/12/2014ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroN/AN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria03/07/2011ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial MoconáN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
214461807/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial Numero 15, Área Experimental GuaraníJorge La Grotteria
214447907/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar, Área Experimental Guaraní1Jorge La Grotteria
214457206/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial Numero 15, Parque Provincial Caá YaríJorge La Grotteria
214442406/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial Numero 15, Área Experimental Guaraní1Jorge La Grotteria
214191305/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesVía sin nombreJorge La Grotteria
214189705/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesVía sin nombreJorge La Grotteria
214051803/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar, Parque Provincial Cruce CaballeroJorge La Grotteria
214033003/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar, Parque Provincial Cruce Caballero1Jorge La Grotteria
212244725/07/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Urugua-í1Jorge La Grotteria
212241825/07/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Urugua-í2Jorge 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 22/03/2026.