Azara's spinetail

Azara's spinetail
Acobamba, Junin Dept., Peru
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Synallaxis
Species: S. azarae
Binomial name
Synallaxis azarae
D'Orbigny, 1835
Synonyms
  • Synallaxis superciliosa
  • Synallaxis elegantior

Azara's spinetail (Synallaxis azarae) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family, named after Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Synallaxis azarae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 34.


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