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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
Santiago Juan Torres06/23/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Papel MisioneroN/AN/AYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
230922624/06/202514:52ArgentinaMisionesVía Sin Nombre1Santiago Juan Torres
230915024/06/202507:53ArgentinaMisionesVía Sin Nombre1Santiago Juan Torres
230878223/06/202513:20ArgentinaMisionesReserva Papel Misionero1Santiago Juan Torres
230851220/06/202517:21ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Caá Yarí1Santiago Juan Torres
223821018/01/202510:25BrazilSanta CatarinaVía Sin NombreSantiago Juan Torres
214489007/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar, Área Experimental Guaraní1Santiago Juan Torres
214420607/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial Numero 15, Área Experimental GuaraníSantiago Juan Torres
214483106/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial Numero 15, Área Experimental Guaraní1Santiago Juan Torres
214415906/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial Numero 15, Parque Provincial Caá YaríSantiago Juan Torres
214166705/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesVía sin nombreSantiago Juan Torres
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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 25/03/2026.