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Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail
Leptasthenura pileata
Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura pileata) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura pileata) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 10.3 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 Leptasthenura
- Species pileata
Quick facts
- Weight
- 10.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura pileata) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA Peru.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 10.3 g, with a wing length of about 6.4 cm and a tail of around 10.6 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 93,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail?
The Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail is a very small bird that weighs around 10.3 g.
Where does the Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail live?
The Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail is found across South America with a range covering SA Peru, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail belong to?
The Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura pileata) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail eat?
The Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail migrate?
The Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Rusty-crowned Tit-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 Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail make?
1 real field recording of the Rusty-crowned Tit-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 Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail's range?
The Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail has a mapped global range of about 93,000 km².
Conservation
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