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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: 387757
  Adult

Bagé
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
01/24/2020
Caio Belleza
Foto
Photography ID: 371590
  Juvenile

Bozano
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
01/04/2020
Pedro Sessegolo
Foto
Photography ID: 126999
  Adult

Não-me-toque
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
11/18/2015
Jonas Kilpp



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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Adrian Antunez04/15/2019BrazilRio Grande do SulFloresta Nacional de São Francisco de PaulaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
121071624/01/2020BrazilRio Grande do SulBagéCaio Belleza
115847004/01/2020BrazilRio Grande do SulMato da Capela, BozanoPedro Sessegolo
91249115/04/2019BrazilRio Grande do SulFloresta Nacional de São Francisco de Paula4Adrian Antunez
149219325/08/2016BrazilRio Grande do SulGranja do Sossego, Santo ÂngeloPaulo Buchabqui Rodrigues
107310528/07/2016BrazilRio Grande do SulLajeado4Julian Quillen Vidoz
39287510/01/2016BrazilRio Grande do SulLagoa VermelhaJorge La Grotteria
37838323/12/2015BrazilRio Grande do SulNão-me-toqueJonas Kilpp
36782418/11/2015BrazilRio Grande do SulNão-me-toqueJonas Kilpp
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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.