Chestnut-throated spinetail

The chestnut-throated spinetail (Synallaxis cherriei) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is mainly found in the eastern Amazon Basin, with small numbers in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Chestnut-throated spinetail
at Carajás Mountains, Pará state, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Synallaxis
Species:
S. cherriei
Binomial name
Synallaxis cherriei

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Synallaxis cherriei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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