Thorn-tailed Rayadito (Aphrastura spinicauda)

Other Names (World)
Thorn-tailed Rayadito, Thorn-tailed Creeper

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1789)

Habitat
Temperate forest. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Chile.

Unknown to Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (112)...)

Thorn-tailed Rayadito (Aphrastura spinicauda) [XC19495]
by Fabrice Schmitt from Parque Alerce Andino, Chile (call, contact call)

Thorn-tailed Rayadito (Aphrastura) [XC342999]
by Peter Boesman from La Pintana, Santiago, Regi\u00f3n Metropolitana, Chile (alarm call)

Subspecies
Affinities of genus uncertain; plumage features suggest possible relationship to Phleocryptes and to sympatric Pygarrhichas. Close to, and perhaps ancestor of, Masafuera Rayadito (Aphrastura masafucrae). Validity of subspecies bullocki, described from only two specimens, perhaps requires reconfirmation. Also, individuals with ochraceous underparts, thus resembling fulva, evidently occur throughout near-shore Chilean islands, suggesting that this ventral pattern may appear independently in insular populations as response to more humid conditions (Gloger's Rule). In addition, population on Diego Ram��rez I apparently differs morphologically from typical nominate form. Further study needed in order to clarify geographical limits and validity of subspecies.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

spinicauda (Gmelin, 1789) - Central and southern Chile (southern from southern Coquimbo) and extreme western Argentina (southern from Neuqu�n) south to Tierra del Fuego, Staten I and Diego Ram��rez I. Also Falkland Is.
bullocki Chapman, 1934 - Mocha I, off south-central Chile.
fulva Angelini, 1905 - Chilo� I, off south-central Chile.

References
See References.

Files:

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