Bay-capped wren-spinetail

Bay-capped wren-spinetail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Furnariidae
Genus:Spartonoica
J.L. Peters, 1950
Species: S. maluroides
Binomial name
Spartonoica maluroides

The bay-capped wren-spinetail (Spartonoica maluroides) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is monotypic within the genus Spartonoica.[2]

It is found in mid-northern Argentina, Uruguay and extreme southeastern Brazil. Its natural habitats are swamps and intermittent saline marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Spartonoica maluroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "NZ wrens & pittas to ovenbirds". worldbirdnames.org. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2013.


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