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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: 180015
  Adult

Encarnación
Itapúa
Paraguay
06/12/2016
Roberto Fermín Derna
Foto
Photography ID: 114600
  Adult

Bella Vista
Itapúa
Paraguay
09/06/2015
Roberto Fermín Derna



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
230954722/06/2025ParaguayCanindeyúMbaracayú--Jejuimi1Hugo Caverzasi
231031821/06/2025ParaguayCanindeyúMbaracayú--Jejuimi1Hugo Caverzasi
217924012/10/2024ParaguayCanindeyúReserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú1Luis Cesar Tejo
217782112/10/2024ParaguayCanindeyúReserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú1Daniela Espinosa
222188208/07/2024ParaguayItapúaPro Cosara2Dominic Oviedo Löwen
222188107/07/2024ParaguayItapúaPro Cosara2Dominic Oviedo Löwen
190785907/11/2023ParaguayCanindeyúReserva Natural del Bosque MbaracayúGuillermo Menéndez
222188305/11/2023ParaguayCanindeyúSendero Saltó Karapæ -23.99660 -55.360021Dominic Oviedo Löwen
159828323/05/2022ParaguayCanindeyúMbaracayú Lodge, Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú1Victor Hugo Michelini
128590603/07/2018ParaguayCanindeyúReserva Natural del Bosque MbaracayúMarcelo Gavensky
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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 11/04/2026.