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==Identification==
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13–14 cm (5-5½ in)
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*Black crown and eye-stripe
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*Cinnamon supercilium
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*White throat
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*Cinnamon belly
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*Tail: each feather has a point at the tip
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==Distribution==
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[[South America]]: found in [[Chile]] and surrounding islands and [[Argentina]].
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==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies====
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There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''A. s. spinicauda'':
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:*Central [[Chile]] and adjacent western [[Argentina]] south to Tierra del Fuego
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*''A. s. bullocki'':
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:*Mocha Island (Chile)
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*''A. s. fulva'':
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:*Chiloé Island (Chile)
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==Habitat==
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Temperate forests, dry lowland scrub, and tall humid forests.
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==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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They glean insects from leaves and bark and also take some small fruit and berries.
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====Breeding====
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They nest in holes or behind loose tree bark.
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==Gallery==
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Click on photo for larger image
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<gallery>
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Image:Thorntailed Rayadito.jpg|Photo by Jan Bisschop<br />Tierra del Fuego, [[Argentina]], February 2004
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Avibase
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#Arthur Grosset
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2016)
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
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Latest revision as of 00:03, 18 March 2023

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

Click on photo for larger image

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)

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External Links

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