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Synallaxis ruficapilla

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


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: 564065
  Adult
Parque Provincial Urugua-í
Misiones
Argentina
01/04/2024
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 553312
  Adult
Parque Provincial Urugua-í
Misiones
Argentina
09/21/2023
Max Uranga



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
221024202/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-í2Enrique Chiurla
220630102/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-í2Victor Hugo Michelini
214764004/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íDiego Carus
194656206/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íDiego Carus
194277904/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íDiego Carus
190110421/09/2023ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íMax Uranga
187469311/12/2022ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-í1Fabricio Candia
187469210/12/2022ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-í2Fabricio Candia
169990709/12/2022ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íDiego Carus
169786209/12/2022ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íMaria Belén Dri
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Related bibliography


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.



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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Rufous-capped Spinetail (Synallaxis ruficapilla) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 24/09/2026.