Rufous-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis erythrothorax)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-breasted Spinetail, Rufous-breasted Castlebuilder

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
15 - 15.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater, 1855

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 750 m.

Range (Guide)

Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico.

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

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A rasping 'one-two-three-kick'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Rufous-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis erythrothorax) [XC772735]
by Paul Driver from La Esmeralda, Santa Mar\u00eda Chimalapa, Oaxaca, Mexico (song)

Rufous-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis erythrothorax) [XC737283]
by Sue Riffe from Petcacab, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, Mexico (song)

Subspecies
Probably forms a superspecies with Slaty Spinetail (Synallaxis brachyura) and perhaps Blackish-headed Spinetail (Synallaxis tithys). Abruptly replaced by Slaty Spinetail (Synallaxis brachyura)in northern Honduras, and their nests are remarkably similar. Some tendency for northern birds of nominate subspecies to have darker and more uniform central belly, but extensive overlap with others farther south.

Proposed subspecies furtiva, described from Caribbean lowlands of Mexico, is not diagnosable.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

erythrothorax Sclater, 1855 - Caribbean slope from south-eastern Mexico (southern Veracruz and Yucat�n Peninsula south to northern Oaxaca and Tabasco) south to Guatemala, Belize and north-western Honduras.
pacifica Griscom, 1930 - Pacific lowlands of south-western Mexico (southern Chiapas), Guatemala and El Salvador.
furtiva Bangs & Peters, JL, 1927 - Lowlands of south-eastern Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca and Tabasco).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis erythrothorax) - 10 files

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