Azara's Spinetail

Azara's Spinetail

Synallaxis azarae

Least Concern
Envergadura
10,8 cm
Peso
15,65 g
Familia
Furnariidae
Orden
Passeriformes

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Azara's Spinetail is a small furnariid found in shrubby Andean slope vegetation and forest edges from Colombia to Argentina. Weighing about 15.65g with a wingspan of 10.8cm, it has rufous wings and a long graduated tail typical of spinetails. It forages secretively through dense undergrowth for insects and other small invertebrates.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 10,8 cm 4.3 in
Peso 15,65 g 0.55 oz

Habitat & Range

Estado de conservación

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: SP.

Tamaño de la puesta

2-4

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Passeriformes (Aves Canoras)
Familia Furnariidae (Horneros)
Genus Synallaxis
Especies Synallaxis azarae

Distribution

Azara's Spinetail has been recorded in 4 countries.

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Preguntas frecuentes

Is the Azara's Spinetail endangered?
The Azara's Spinetail has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Azara's Spinetail nest?
Nest type: SP.
How big is the Azara's Spinetail?
The Azara's Spinetail has a wingspan of 10.8 cm, weight of 15.65 g.
What order and family does the Azara's Spinetail belong to?
The Azara's Spinetail (Synallaxis azarae) belongs to the order Passeriformes and the family Furnariidae.

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