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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236574215/08/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Temático de la Cruz1Enrique Chiurla
221024202/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-í2Enrique Chiurla
221017401/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta 101, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Enrique Chiurla
221005501/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta 101 Arroyo Tacuara, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Enrique Chiurla
220993430/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Caá Yarí1Enrique Chiurla
220973628/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce Caballero2Enrique Chiurla
220959227/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Araucaria3Enrique Chiurla
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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.