Chotoy Spinetail (Schoeniophylax phryganophilus)
Chotoy Spinetail, Barra do Quaraí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, August 2004 - click for larger image Barra do Quaraí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
August 2004

The Chotoy Spinetail is distributed in eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, north-eastern Argentina, Uruguay and south Brazil with a disjunct population in the area around the upper São Francisco in Bahia and Minas Gerais. It is found in semi-open areas and gallery and monte woodland. It prefers being close to water.

Chotoy Spinetail, Barra do Quaraí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, August 2004 - click for larger image It has a long tail and distinctive plumage. Upperparts are sandy-brown with bold, black streaks. The crown is chestnut and the chin is yellow with a black patch between the throat and a cinnamon band across the chest.
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