Red-and-white spinetail
| Red-and-white spinetail | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Certhiaxis |
| Species: | C. mustelinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Certhiaxis mustelinus (Sclater, 1874) | |
The red-and-white spinetail (Certhiaxis mustelinus) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family, the ovenbirds. It is found in the Amazon Basin of Brazil and Peru; also the southern Amazon River border of Colombia and the headwaters of the Madeira River in Bolivia. Its natural habitats are rivers and swamps.
The red-and-white spinetail is found along river corridors in the Amazon Basin. The major rivers are Peru's Ucayali River, and the Amazon Basin's Madeira River, Juruá River, Purús River, and the Amazon River.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Certhiaxis mustelinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Photo-Medium Res; Article christinevadai
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