White-whiskered spinetail
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Synallaxis |
| Species: | S. candei
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| Binomial name | |
| Synallaxis candei d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838
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The white-whiskered spinetail (Synallaxis candei) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
The bird is named after Admiral Antoine Marie Ferdinand de Maussion de Candé, an explorer of South America.[2]
Description[]
The white-whiskered spinetail has a grayish-brown crown with sides of head black as well as a "whisker" stripe on both sides of face; as well as a mostly-brown head. Cinnamon rufous sides and breast and a white underbelly.
Behavior[]
Similar to the ruddy spinetail, The species actively "hops" and forages on the ground. It nests in tree cavities at ground level. They will often cock and lower their tail at times.[3] (much like wrens)
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Synallaxis candei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22702387A93873144. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22702387A93873144.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2014-08-28), The Eponym Dictionary of Birds, Bloomsbury Publishing, p. 234, ISBN 978-1-4729-0574-1, retrieved 2018-08-04
- ^ Steven L. Hilty, Bill Brown 1985. Princeton University Press 1986 A Guide to the Birds of Colombia p360
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