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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: 248746
  Adult
Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
02/10/2018
Luis Cesar Tejo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237774315/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Papel MisioneroLuis Cesar Tejo
237749013/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesRuta 21 Reserva Biosfera YabotíLuis Cesar Tejo
237742612/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesLa Misión Lodge, Puerto Paraíso2Luis Cesar Tejo
217924012/10/2024ParaguayCanindeyúReserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú1Luis Cesar Tejo
84317720/11/2018ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo Ramón3Luis Cesar Tejo
69785710/02/2018ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo Ramón2Luis Cesar Tejo
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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 27/09/2026.