- Certhiaxis mustelinus
Identification
14 cm (5½ in)
Bicolored, bright rufous above and white below. Black lores and bill.
Similar Species
Lacks yellow chin and gray supercilium of Yellow-chinned Spinetail.
Distribution
Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. Confined to the Amazon Basin and tributaries.
Taxonomy
Formerly spelled Certhiaxis mustelina.
Subspecies
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Marshes along rivers and swamps.
Behaviour
Breeding
Poorly known. Nest is a ball of thorny sticks, placed in low vegetation over water.
Diet
Primarily Arthropods. Gleans from small branches and foliage, usually close to the ground.
Vocalisation
Song is a short trill or rattle, rising and then falling. Common call a low dew.
Movement
Resident, but may evacuate seasonally flooded areas.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Red-and-white Spinetail (Certhiaxis mustelinus), In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/rawspi2
- Remsen, J.V., Jr (2019). Red-and-white Spinetail (Certhiaxis mustelinus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/56483 on 21 July 2019).
- Schulenberg, T. S. & Stotz, D. F. & Lane, D. F. & O'Neill, J. P. & Parker III, T. A. & Egg, A. B. (2010). Birds of Peru: Revised and Updated Edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691130231
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Red-and-white Spinetail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-and-white_Spinetail
