Gray-bellied Spinetail - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by renato.santos.4b
Quatro Barras, Paraná, Brazil, August 2018

Synallaxis cinerascens

Identification

Photo © by Carlos Henrique
Monte Verde, Camanducaia, MG, Brazil, August 2008

14–15 cm (5½-6 in)

• Greyish-brown face
• Pale grey, rather indistinct, supraloral spots
• Blackish lores
• Pale post-ocular stripe
• Dark greyish-brown forehead

Distribution

South America: found from eastern Paraguay to south-eastern Brazil, northern Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Dense undergrowth of lowland and montane evergreen forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet is arthropods.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014 & Aug 2018)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-bellied Spinetail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-bellied_Spinetail

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