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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 298295
  Adult

Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
09/16/2015
Claudia Mora
Foto
Photography ID: 126999
  Adult

Não-me-toque
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
11/18/2015
Jonas Kilpp
Foto
Photography ID: 114600
  Adult

Bella Vista
Itapúa
Paraguay
09/06/2015
Roberto Fermín Derna
Foto
Photography ID: 107231
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
07/16/2015
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 95904
  Adult

Cerro Corá
Misiones
Argentina
04/26/2015
Marcelo Allende



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Dolores Fernandez08/20/2015ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial MoconáIndistinguishableN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
37838323/12/2015BrazilRio Grande do SulNão-me-toqueJonas Kilpp
37256006/12/2015ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo Ramón1Daniela Espinosa
37745704/12/2015ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto EncantadoElsa Longo
37580504/12/2015ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto EncantadoGuillermo Marcaida
36900129/11/2015ParaguayItapúaReserva Bella Vista, Bella VistaRoberto Fermín Derna
36782418/11/2015BrazilRio Grande do SulNão-me-toqueJonas Kilpp
83775816/09/2015ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaClaudia Mora
33112014/09/2015BrazilSão PauloSao Luis do ParaitingaMarcelo Gavensky
33030607/09/2015BrazilSão PauloTrilha dos Tucanos, TapiraíMarcelo Gavensky
32551106/09/2015ParaguayItapúaReserva Bella Vista, Bella VistaRoberto Fermín Derna
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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 19/03/2026.