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Itatiaia Spinetail
Asthenes moreirae
Itatiaia Spinetail (Asthenes moreirae) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Itatiaia Spinetail (Asthenes moreirae) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 10.5 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 Asthenes
- Species moreirae
Quick facts
- Weight
- 10.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Itatiaia Spinetail is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Itatiaia Spinetail is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Itatiaia Spinetail (Asthenes moreirae) belongs to the Furnariidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA se Brazil.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 10.5 g, with a wing length of about 5.9 cm and a tail of around 10.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 40,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Itatiaia Spinetail?
The Itatiaia Spinetail is a very small bird that weighs around 10.5 g.
Where does the Itatiaia Spinetail live?
The Itatiaia Spinetail is found across South America with a range covering SA se Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Itatiaia Spinetail belong to?
The Itatiaia Spinetail (Asthenes moreirae) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Itatiaia Spinetail eat?
The Itatiaia Spinetail is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Itatiaia Spinetail migrate?
The Itatiaia Spinetail is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Itatiaia 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 Itatiaia Spinetail make?
1 real field recording of the Itatiaia Spinetail — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Itatiaia Spinetail's range?
The Itatiaia Spinetail has a mapped global range of about 40,000 km².
Conservation
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