Alternative name: Chicli Spinetail
- Synallaxis spixi
Identification
16–17 cm (6¼-6¾ in)
It has a rufous crown and rufous wing-coverts which contrast with the greyish, olive-brown upperparts and the grey underparts. It has a long, pointed greyish tail and a whitish upper throat with a black lower throat.
Distribution
South America: found from south-eastern Brazil to eastern Paraguay, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Open shrubby areas, woodland edges, savanna usually close to water.
Behaviour
Diet
Poorly known. It is presumed they eat arthropods gleaned from leaves and branches.
Breeding
A monogamous species. They construct a globular nest.
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/
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Spix's Spinetail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Spix%27s_Spinetail
