- Leptasthenura setaria
Identification
17–19 cm
- Black head with white streaks
- Distinctive crest
- Chestnut upperparts, duskier on wings and tail
- Underparts ochraceous
- White speckled dusky throat
Distribution
South America: found in south-eastern Brazil (Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul) to north-eastern Argentina
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Moist montane forests and plantations of Brazilian Araucaria (Araucaria angustifolia).
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BirdLife International
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Araucaria Tit-Spinetail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Araucaria_Tit-Spinetail
External Links
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