Furnariidae

Phacellodomus rufifrons Photo by Nick Athanas (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rufous-fronted thornbird (en); joão-de-pau (pt); synallaxe à front roux (fr); espinero común (es); rotstirn-bündelnister (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species occurs in four disjunct areas in South America, one in northern Venezuela and eastern Colombia, another in northern Peru and marginally into southern Ecuador, a third  in…

Siptornopsis hypochondriacus Photo by Christian Nunes (Flickr) Common name:great spinetail (en); joão-grande (pt); synallaxe à poitrine rayée (fr); curutié grande (es); weißbrust-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is endemic to an area of north-western Peru, on the slopes above the dry upper Marañón river valley in south Amazonas, south-east Cajamarca, east La Libertad and north Ancash.Size:These…

Cranioleuca albicapilla Photo by Tomas Grim (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:creamy-crested spinetail (en); arredio-de-barrete-branco (pt); synallaxe à calotte blanche (fr); curutié crestado (es); fahlkappen-baumschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is endemic to Peru, being found along the eastern slopes of the Andes from Tarma to Cusco.Size:These birds are 16-17 cm long and weigh 18-24 g.Habitat:The creamy-crested…

Cranioleuca erythrops Photo by Eduardo Letort (PBase) Common name:red-faced spinetail (en); arredio-de-faces-vermelhas (pt); synallaxe à face rouge (fr); curutié carirrojo (es); rotgesicht-baumschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species occurs in three disjunct subspecies. C.e. rufigenis is found in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama, C.e. griseigularis is found in extreme eastern Panama and along the…

Synallaxis candei Photo by Martin Reid (Martin Reid Birds, Bugs and Beyond…) Common name:white-whiskered spinetail (en); joão-teneném-de-bigodes (pt); synallaxe à moustaches (fr); pijuí barbiblanco (es); weißbart-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in north-eastern Colombia and north-western Venezuela.Size:These birds are 15-17 cm long and weigh 14-16 g.Habitat:The white-whiskered spinetail is mostly found in dry, deciduous…

Leptasthenura striolata Photo by Eduardo Patrial (Flickr) Common name:striolated tit-spinetail (en); grimpeirinho (pt); synallaxe striolé (fr); tijeral brasileño (es); Isabellstreifen-meisenschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is endemic to southern Brazil, being found from Paraná to Rio Grande do Sul.Size:These birds are 13-16 cm long and weigh 10-11 g.Habitat:The striolated tit-spinetail is mostly found in temperate forests,…

Geositta poeciloptera Photo by Bertrando Campos (Go Up 7) Common name:campo miner (en); andarilho (pt); géositte des campos (fr); minero brasileño (es); camposerdhacker (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in southern Brazil, from Mato Grosso, Goiás and Minas Gerais south to São Paulo, and marginally into north-eastern Bolivia and possibly northern Paraguay.Size:These birds are 11-12,5…