
Rufous-breasted Spinetail
A species of Synallaxis spinetails Scientific name : Synallaxis erythrothorax Genus : Synallaxis spinetails
Rufous-breasted Spinetail, A species of Synallaxis spinetails
Botanical name: Synallaxis erythrothorax
Genus: Synallaxis spinetails
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Description

The rufous-breasted spinetail (Synallaxis erythrothorax) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Size
16 cm
Nest Placement
Shrub
Feeding Habits
Rufous-breasted Spinetail primarily consumes insects like caterpillars and mature insects, along with spiders and small berries. It forages in dense vegetation, using its specialized bill to extract prey, displaying unique adaptations for gleaning food from intricate hiding places.
Habitat
A variety of dense habitats, secondary forest, second-growth scrub, overgrown clearings, tropical lowland evergreen forest edge, brushy clearings within tropical evergreen forest, swampy areas and the surrounding scrub throughout the lowlands of El Salvador
Dite type
Insectivorous


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Feeding Habits
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Scientific Classification

Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Ovenbirds Genus
Synallaxis spinetails Species
Rufous-breasted Spinetail