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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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Photography ID: 385699
  Adult
Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
02/26/2020
Silvina Collado
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Photography ID: 353734
  Adult
Aristóbulo del Valle
Misiones
Argentina
09/26/2019
Silvina Collado



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242413728/01/202605:50BrazilSão PauloCamino sin nombrarSilvina Collado
240831225/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Urutaú, CandelariaSilvina Collado
181165019/08/2023ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Caá YaríSilvina Collado
164800425/09/2022ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúSilvina Collado
160146520/06/2022ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-í1Silvina Collado
160141919/06/2022ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la Selva1Silvina Collado
160137618/06/2022ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada Yvytú1Silvina Collado
160123916/06/2022ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Caá Yarí1Silvina Collado
147058822/09/2021ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial AraucariaSilvina Collado
120435526/02/2020ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo RamónSilvina Collado
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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 26/09/2026.