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;[[:Category:Cranioleuca|Cranioleuca]] gutturata | ;[[:Category:Cranioleuca|Cranioleuca]] gutturata | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 13–15 cm (5-6 in)<br /> | ||
| + | *Chestnut crown | ||
| + | *White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
| + | *Whitish face with brown spots | ||
| + | *The only member of the family to have spotted underparts | ||
| + | *Rounded tips to [[Dictionary_P-S#R|rectrices]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]] [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]] |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Varzea, river islands, flooded evergreen forests and tropical lowland forests. | |
==Behaviour== | ==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 [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monogamous]]. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Speckled+Spinetail}} | {{GSearch|Speckled+Spinetail}} | ||
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- Cranioleuca gutturata
Identification
13–15 cm (5-6 in)
- Chestnut crown
- White supercilium
- Whitish face with brown spots
- The only member of the family to have spotted underparts
- Rounded tips to rectrices
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, 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., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Speckled Spinetail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Speckled_Spinetail
