- Synallaxis cinnamomea
Identification
14 cm. Dark brown upperparts and head, chestnut wings, white throat streaked with black, dark-streaked buff underparts.
Distribution
Trinidad, Tobago, Colombia and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
There are several races. S. c. aveledoi is paler, S. c. striatipectus is darker and S. c. bolivari is whiter with a less streaked throat. The Tobago form S. c. terrestrisi is large and pale, and S. c. carri on Trinidad is dark and lightly streaked.
Habitat
Hill forests and lowland scrub.
Behaviour
It builds a spherical stick nest with a tubular entrance low in a bush; 2 greenish white eggs are laid.
The diet includes insects.