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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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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Diego Oscar10/11/2014ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial AraucariaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Diego Oscar08/21/2011ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroIndistinguishableAdultYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237482015/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesRuta 21 Reserva Biosfera YabotíDiego Oscar
237478415/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Papel MisioneroDiego Oscar
237412413/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesRuta 21 Reserva Biosfera YabotíDiego Oscar
237370012/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesLa Misión Lodge, Puerto Paraíso2Diego Oscar
236229214/09/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroDiego Oscar
236222013/09/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroDiego Oscar
231014624/06/202514:52ArgentinaMisionesVía Sin Nombre1Diego Oscar
231007024/06/202507:53ArgentinaMisionesVía Sin Nombre1Diego Oscar
231001023/06/202513:20ArgentinaMisionesReserva Papel Misionero1Diego Oscar
230974520/06/202517:21ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Caá Yarí1Diego Oscar
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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 29/03/2026.