- Cranioleuca pyrrhophia
Identification
The striking deeply forked contrasting reddish tail helps distinguish this furnarid from similar species. Note also its distinct supercilium.
Distribution
South America: found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- C. p. rufipennis:
- Known from type locality in La Paz, Bolivia
- C. p. striaticeps:
- Eastern Bolivia (Cochabamba, Santa Cruz and Chuquisaca)
- C. p. pyrrhophia:
Habitat
Dry Chaco Forest.
Behaviour
Gleans arthropods often in mixed-species flocks. Climbs along small branches, sometimes hanging acrobatically upside-down or climbing downwards.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Stripe-crowned Spinetail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Stripe-crowned_Spinetail
External Links
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