Straight-billed Reedhaunter (Limnoctites rectirostris)

Other Scientific Names
Limnornis rectirostris [Collar et al. (1994)], Limnornis rectirostris [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
Straight-billed Reedhaunter, Straight-billed Reedrunner

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
16 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gould, 1839

Habitat
Small marshes and swales, and short trees and shrubs bordering wet areas. From sea-level - 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Brazil (B), Uruguay (B).

Extreme south-eastern Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), Uruguay and extreme eastern Argentina (Entre R��os, northern Buenos Aires).

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) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destructiuon and degradation through house-building, rubbish dumps and water pollution, intensive grazing, marsh drainage, extensive willow Salix plantations and the drying effects of Eucalyptus and Pinus spp. plantations, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A series of high-pitched notes accelerating into a trill.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Straight-billed Reedhaunter (Limnoctites rectirostris) [XC15276]
by from Laguna del Sauce,Maldonado, Uruguay (duet, song)

Straight-billed Reedhaunter (Limnoctites rectirostris) [XC244237]
by from \u00c1gua Doce, Santa Catarina, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

No obvious close relatives. Placed by some authors in genus Limnornis, whereas others do not consider the two genera closely related. Differs strongly from that taxon in tail structure, nest materials used, and white egg colour.

Similar Species
The more widespread Curve-billed Reedhaunter (Limnornis curvirostris) is stockier and has a curved bill, it is brown above not greyish and with a shorter, broader and rounder tail which lacks the protruding spines.

References
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