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;[[:Category:Spartonoica|Spartonoica]] maluroides | ;[[:Category:Spartonoica|Spartonoica]] maluroides | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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*Bright rufous cap | *Bright rufous cap | ||
*Brown upperparts | *Brown upperparts | ||
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Extreme southern [[Brazil]] to [[Uruguay]] and central [[Argentina]] | Extreme southern [[Brazil]] to [[Uruguay]] and central [[Argentina]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Swamps and saline marshes. | Swamps and saline marshes. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | Their diet consists of a variety of arthropods. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2647129 Birdforum thread] discussing this species | #[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2647129 Birdforum thread] discussing this species | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Spartonoica+maluroides}} | {{GSearch|Spartonoica+maluroides}} | ||
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Revision as of 22:46, 25 February 2015
- Spartonoica maluroides
Identification
12–13 cm
- Bright rufous cap
- Brown upperparts
- Buffy underparts
- Long brown tail
- Horn coloured legs
Variation
Birds from coastal salt marshes seems to be darker with different bill shape compared to those of inland marshes
Distribution
Extreme southern Brazil to Uruguay and central Argentina
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Swamps and saline marshes.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of a variety of arthropods.
References
- 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/
- BirdLife International
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
- Wikipedia
- Birdforum thread discussing this species
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bay-capped Wren-Spinetail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bay-capped_Wren-Spinetail
