Thorn-tailed Rayadito - BirdForum Opus

Subspecies spinicauda
Photo by Luis R
Lago Villarrica, Chile, March 2015

Aphrastura spinicauda

Identification

13–14 cm (5-5½ in)

• Black crown and eye-stripe
• Cinnamon supercilium
• White throat
• Cinnamon belly
• Tail: each feather has a point at the tip

Distribution

South America: found in Chile and surrounding islands and Argentina.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• A. s. spinicauda:

• Central Chile and adjacent western Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego

• A. s. bullocki:

• Mocha Island (Chile)

• A. s. fulva:

• Chiloé Island (Chile)

Habitat

Temperate forests, dry lowland scrub, and tall humid forests.

Behaviour

Diet

They glean insects from leaves and bark and also take some small fruit and berries.

Breeding

They nest in holes or behind loose tree bark.

Gallery

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  Photo by Jan Bisschop
  Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, February 2004

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Arthur Grosset
4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2016)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) Thorn-tailed Rayadito. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Thorn-tailed_Rayadito

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