Spix's Spinetail
(Synallaxis spixi)
(aka Chicli Spinetail)
Chicli Spinetail, Intervales, São Paulo, Brazil, April 2004 - click for larger image Intervales, São Paulo, Brazil
April 2004

The Spix's Spinetail is distributed in south-east Brazil and adjacent areas of Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay. It is found in open shrubby areas, woodland edges and cerrado, usually close to water.

Chicli Spinetail, Intervales, São Paulo, Brazil, April 2004 - click for larger image 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.
Chicli Spinetail, Intervales, São Paulo, Brazil, April 2004 - click for larger image
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