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Their nest is a suspended cone constructed from moss. The entrance is at the pointed end. They are believed to be [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monogamous]]. | Their nest is a suspended cone constructed from moss. The entrance is at the pointed end. They are believed to be [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monogamous]]. | ||
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Revision as of 15:41, 27 September 2024
- Thripophaga gutturata
Cranioleuca gutturata
Identification
13–15 cm (5-6 in)
- Chestnut crown
- Buffy-yellow supercilium
- Buffy face with brown spots
- Brown rump and uppertail-coverts
- Chestnut wings
- The only member of the family to have spotted underparts
- Rounded tips to rufous rectrices
- Greyish-black upper mandible
- Bluish-grey lower mandible
- Brownish-yellow legs and feet
Sexes alike
Juvenile does not have chestnut on the crown and less on the rectrices than the adults.
Distribution
South America: found east of the Andes in Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Varzea, river islands, flooded evergreen forests and tropical lowland forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of cockroaches and spiders.
Breeding
Their nest is a suspended cone constructed from moss. The entrance is at the pointed end. They are believed to be monogamous.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Speckled Spinetail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Speckled_Spinetail
