Bay-capped wren-spinetail

The bay-capped wren-spinetail (Spartonoica maluroides) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is monotypic within the genus Spartonoica.[2]

Bay-capped wren-spinetail

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Spartonoica
J.L. Peters, 1950
Species:
S. maluroides
Binomial name
Spartonoica maluroides

It is found in mid-northern Argentina, Uruguay and extreme southeastern Brazil. Its natural habitats are swamps and intermittent saline marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Spartonoica maluroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "NZ wrens & pittas to ovenbirds". worldbirdnames.org. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2013.


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