Ochre-cheeked Spinetail - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Rodrigo Conte
Brasilia, Brazil, December 2014

Synallaxis scutata

Identification

13–14 cm

• Whitish supercilia, which are very broad and almost meet at forehead
• Blackish loral region

Distribution

South America: found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• S. s. scutata:

• Eastern and central Brazil

• S. s. whitii:

• Eastern Bolivia to south-western Brazil (Mato Grosso) and north-western Argentina

• S. s. teretiala:

• Eastern Brazil (Serra dos Carajás in southern Pará)

Habitat

Deciduous forests and forest edges, up to a height around 1700m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of arthropods and caterpillars.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ochre-cheeked Spinetail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ochre-cheeked_Spinetail

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