Striated Softtail Thripophaga macroura

Brazilian name:
Rabo-amarelo
Striated Softail, Boa Nova, Bahia, Brazil, July 2002 - click for larger image Boa Nova, Bahia, Brazil

The Striated Softtail is a Brazilian endemic found at only about seven sites from southern Bahia to northern Rio de Janeiro. It inhabits forest and forest edges where it hunts for insects amongst dense vine-tangles.

Striated Softail, Boa Nova, Bahia, Brazil, July 2002 - click for larger image

As a result of its scarcity and the threat to its remaining habitat, it is classified as Vulnerable by Birdlife International.

It is a member of the Furnarid family which includes Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers.

Striated Softail, Boa Nova, Bahia, Brazil, October 2008 - click for larger image

It is rufous-brown above with buffy streaks on the crown and back. The wings are rufous-chestnut and the tail is bright cinnamon. Underparts are brown with bold buffy-white streaks. It has an orange patch on the chin.

Care must be taken not to confuse it with the Pale-browed Treehunter Chiclocolaptes leucophrus which is found in the same areas but is larger, with a heavier bill and lacks the obvious orange chin patch.

Striated Softail, Boa Nova, Bahia, Brazil, October 2008 - click for larger image

There are recordings on xeno-canto, a distribution map from NatureServe and additional information available via Avibase. There is a page in Portuguese on Wikiaves and details from the BirdLife International (1992) Threatened Birds of the Americas are here.

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