Rufous-capped Spinetail
Synallaxis ruficapillaVieillot, LJP, 1819
English (US) Rufous-capped Spinetail
The Rufous-capped Spinetail (Synallaxis ruficapilla) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: eastern Paraguay to southeastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina (Misiones)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Synallaxis ruficapilla
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-capped Spinetail
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1819
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1819
- Type locality
- Brazil; type from near Rio de Janeiro.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 32 p.310
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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