Yellow-chinned Spinetail

The Yellow-chinned Spinetail is a passerine bird found in the tropical New World from Trinidad and Colombia south to Argentina and Uruguay. In Spanish it is called curutié rojizo; its Portuguese name is joão-do-brejo or curutié . It is a member of the South American bird family Furnariidae.

The Yellow-chinned Spinetail is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Yellow-chinned Spinetail (Certhiaxis cinnamomeus) is a passerine bird found in the tropical New World from Trinidad and Colombia south to Argentina and Uruguay. In Spanish it is called curutié rojizo; its Portuguese name is joão-do-brejo or curutié (which in Spanish-speaking countries is a generic term for this and other related spinetails). It is a member of the South American bird family Furnariidae. The Yellow-chinned Spinetail is typically 15 cm long, and weighs 15 g. More

The Yellow-chinned Spinetail lives throughout most of Brazil and much of South America from Trinidad to Argentina. This spinetail is distinguished, as its name suggests, by its yellow chin. It has reddish-brown irises, black bill, white supercilium, it is greyish behind eyes, with a dark line through eyes, white chest and belly, dark legs and is all-rufous on its back and upperside of wings and top of head. More

Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomea = * Home Expand Log in Menu item Register Menu item Log out Menu item Change login details Menu item Why register? Expand UK & Ireland Menu item Birding sites More

YELLOW-CHINNED SPINETAIL Certhiaxis cinnamomeus Rowdy and gregarious, the Yellow-chinned Spinetail is one of the most numerous inhabitants of Paraguayan marshes. Though naturally skulking in behaviour, constant harsh calling reveals the presence of small family groups in dense reedy or bushy cover. In most cases they afford only a glimpse of a fairly long-tailed, uniformly rufous bird darting from one patch of cover to the next, usually followed by the other members of its party. More

The Yellow-chinned Spinetail is found in all contiguous regions of Brazil, except specific parts of the Amazon Basin. More

Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomea = Described by: Gmelin, J. F. More

Yellow-chinned Spinetail - Certhiaxis cinnamomeus Synallaxe à gorge jaune = Synallaxe à gorge jaune Le guide ornitho : Les 848 espèces d'Europe en 4000 dessins Gallery : © Michel Giraud-Audine Order : Passériformes Family : Furnariidae Species : Yellow-chinned Spinetail Reference: miga73940 Other pictures Date taken : 2007 Mar Geographic data Country : French Guiana (fg) Region : More