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Cabanis’s Spinetail
Synallaxis cabanisi
Cabanis's Spinetail (Synallaxis cabanisi) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Cabanis’s Spinetail (Synallaxis cabanisi) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 22.7 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Furnariidae Ovenbirds
- Genus Synallaxis
- Species cabanisi
Quick facts
- Weight
- 22.7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Cabanis’s Spinetail is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Cabanis’s Spinetail is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Cabanis’s Spinetail (Synallaxis cabanisi) is a member of the Furnariidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA c Peru to n Bolivia and c Brazil.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 22.7 g, with a wing length of about 6.2 cm and a tail of around 7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 190,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Cabanis’s Spinetail?
The Cabanis’s Spinetail is a small bird that weighs around 22.7 g.
Where does the Cabanis’s Spinetail live?
The Cabanis’s Spinetail is found across South America with a range covering SA c Peru to n Bolivia and c Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Cabanis’s Spinetail belong to?
The Cabanis’s Spinetail (Synallaxis cabanisi) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Cabanis’s Spinetail eat?
The Cabanis’s Spinetail is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Cabanis’s Spinetail migrate?
The Cabanis’s Spinetail is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Cabanis’s Spinetail endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Cabanis’s Spinetail make?
1 real field recording of the Cabanis’s Spinetail — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Cabanis’s Spinetail's range?
The Cabanis’s Spinetail has a mapped global range of about 190,000 km².
Conservation
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