Furnariidae

Synallaxis albescens Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:pale-breasted spinetail (en); uí-pi (pt); synallaxe albane (fr); pijuí pechiblanco (es); weißbauch-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica to northern Argentina, and from the eastern slopes of the Andes to the Atlantic coast of Brazil and the Guyanas. They are also found in Trinidad…

Pseudoseisura lophotes Photo by Jorge San Pedro (Foto Natura) Common name:brown cacholote (en); coperete (pt); cacholote brun (fr); cacholote castaño (es); dunkelbrauner cachalote (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in southern South America, from southern Bolivia, through Paraguay and Uruguay, and down to central Argentina. They are also found in extreme southern Brazil, in Rio…

Synallaxis gujanensis Photo by Maxime Dechelle (Oiseaux) Common name:plain-crowned spinetail (en); joão-teneném-becuá (pt); synallaxe de Cayenne (fr); pijuí coronipardo (es); braunkappen-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This South American species is found from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guynas south to central Brazil, Peru and northern Bolivia.Size:These birds are 15-17 cm long and weigh 20-30 g.Habitat:The plain-crowned spinetail is mostly found…

Certhiaxis cinnamomeus Photo by Celi Aurora (Flickr) Common name:yellow-chinned spinetail (en); curutié (pt); synallaxe à gorge jaune (fr); curutié colorado (es); gelbkinn-riedschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This South American species is found from northern Colombia and Venezuela, through Brazil and into Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 13-16 cm long and weigh 13-17 g.Habitat:The yellow-chinned spinetail…