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Slaty Spinetail

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Furnariidae
Genus:	Synallaxis
Species:	S. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Least Concern ( LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Ovenbirds or furnariids comprise a large family of small Suboscine Passerine Bird Species found in Central and Synallaxis is a Genus of passerine Birds in the ovenbird family brachyura

Binomial name

Synallaxis brachyura
Lafresnaye, 1843

The Slaty Spinetail or Slaty Castlebuilder, (Synallaxis brachyura), is a passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from northern Honduras to western Ecuador and east-central Brazil. Baron Nöel Frédéric Armand André de Lafresnaye ( July 24, 1783 - July 14, 1861) was a French Ornithologist and collector Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia. Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld

It is a member of the South American bird family Furnariidae, a group in which many species build elaborate clay nests, giving rise to the English name for the family of "ovenbirds". South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a Ovenbirds are also the Furnariidae family of Neotropical Suboscines specifically the tribe Furnarini which English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States

However, the Slaty Spinetail constructs a bulky spherical stick nest 36x43 cm in size, with a long tubular entrance, 0. 4-4. 5 m high in a shrub or vine covered tree. A vine is any plant of Genus Vitis (the Grape plants or by extension any similar climbing or trailing plant It lays two or three greenish white eggs. In most Birds and Reptiles an egg ( Latin ovum) is the Zygote, resulting from Fertilization of the Ovum.

This species is a widespread and common resident breeder in lowlands and up to 1500 m altitude in a range of scrubby habitats, including second growth, road and river edges, and overgrown pasture.

The Slaty Spinetail is typically 15 cm long, and weighs 18. 5 g. It is a slender bird with a long, pointed wispy tail. The plumage is mainly dark grey-brown becoming dark grey on the head. Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering or Plumage, on Birds They are considered the most complex integumentary structures The crown and shoulder patches are rich rufous.

Sexes are similar, but young birds are duller and browner with a yellowish chin.

The Slaty Spinetail is an insectivore which is difficult to see as it forages for beetles, caterpillars and other prey deep in tangled thickets, but may be located by its hard chu-chu-chrrrr call. An insectivore is a type of carnivore with a diet that consists chiefly of Insects and similar small creatures

References

Stiles and Skutch, A guide to the birds of Costa Rica ISBN 0-8014-9600-4

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