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Azara's spinetail

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Azara's spinetail
Acobamba, Junin Dept., Peru
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S. azarae
Binomial name
Synallaxis azarae
D'Orbigny, 1835
Synonyms
  • Synallaxis superciliosa
  • Synallaxis elegantior

Azara's spinetail (Synallaxis azarae) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family, named after Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 34.