- Spartonoica maluroides
Identification
12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)
- 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
South America: found from 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. 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/
- BirdLife International
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
- Wikipedia
- Birdforum thread discussing this species
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Bay-capped Wren-Spinetail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Bay-capped_Wren-Spinetail
