Thorn-tailed Rayadito
Aphrastura spinicauda
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,392
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The thorn-tailed rayadito (Aphrastura spinicauda), is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in temperate forests and subtropical dry shrubland south of 30°S. Some sources suggest it may formerly have occurred in the Falkland Islands. It remains the most common and best-known native bird in temperate forests of Zona Austral and Zona Sur in Chile, often occurring at densities of well over one individual per hectare.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Thorn-tailed rayadito”.