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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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Photography ID: 489765
  Adult

Itajai
Santa Catarina
Brazil
04/07/2022
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
Foto
Photography ID: 320081
  Juvenile

São José
Santa Catarina
Brazil
01/23/2019
Jorge La Grotteria
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Photography ID: 317131
  Juvenile

Joinville
Santa Catarina
Brazil
01/24/2019
Victor Hugo Michelini



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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Jorge La Grotteria01/23/2019BrazilSanta CatarinaParque Temático Ambiental dos SabiásSão JoséIndistinguishableJuvenileYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
224004923/01/2025BrazilSanta CatarinaRancho QueimadoEsteban Argerich
223821018/01/202510:25BrazilSanta CatarinaVía Sin NombreSantiago Juan Torres
200396917/02/2024BrazilSanta CatarinaBombinhas--trilha do Morro das Antenas4Diego Oscar
157000707/04/2022BrazilSanta CatarinaReserva do Brilhante, ItajaiEduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
117028615/01/2020BrazilSanta CatarinaEstrada Serrinha (-26,316420, -48,968635)1Jorge La Grotteria
88702624/01/2019BrazilSanta CatarinaPirai, JoinvilleVictor Hugo Michelini
87253523/01/2019BrazilSanta CatarinaParque Temático Ambiental dos Sabiás, São José1Jorge La Grotteria
87148421/01/2019BrazilSanta CatarinaUnnamed Road (-27,666043, -49,133758)5Jorge La Grotteria
86950716/01/2019BrazilSanta CatarinaParque Natural Municipal da Caieira, Joinville2Jorge La Grotteria
67869018/01/2018BrazilSanta CatarinaPirai, JoinvilleEsteban Argerich
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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 11/04/2026.