Blackish-headed Spinetail (Synallaxis tithys)

Other Names (World)
Blackish-headed Spinetail, Black-faced Spinetail, Taczanowski's Spinetail

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
14.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Taczanowski, 1877

Habitat
Dense undergrowth, occasionally the midstorey, of deciduous and evergreen forest. Also, heavily degraded secondary forest and hedgerows within cultivation. From sea-level - 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Ecuador (B), Peru (B).

South-western Ecuador (southern from south-western Manab�� and central Loja) and extreme north-western Peru (Tumbes, northern Piura).

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

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction owing to agricultural clearance, persistent grazing by goats and cattle removing understorey, preventing forest regeneration, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Forages alone or in pairs, and sometimes joining mixed-species flocks.

Voice
Song a slightly ascending trill, repeated at several-second intervals.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (31)...)

Blackish-headed Spinetail (Synallaxis tithys) [XC279628]
by Nick Athanas from Loja: Reserva Jorupe ca. 4 km E Macar\u00e1, Ecuador (call, blue jay call)

Blackish-headed Spinetail (Synallaxis tithys) [XC121078]
by Jerome Fischer from Jorupe reserve, east of Macar\u00e1, Loja, Ecuador (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

May form a superspecies with Rufous-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis erythrothorax) and Slaty Spinetail (Synallaxis brachyura).

References
See References.

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