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Great Spinetail
Synallaxis hypochondriaca
Near ThreatenedThe Great Spinetail is a spinetail of scrub and undergrowth in Peru. A small, often rufous-toned bird, it skulks through dense undergrowth and tangles gleaning insects, its tail frequently held cocked. Classified as Near Threatened, it is threatened mainly by the loss and fragmentation of its habitat. Fun fact: Many members of this family build extraordinary nests, from mud ovens to huge stick castles and tunnels dug in earth banks.
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Range
- Great Spinetail Range — Scrub and undergrowth of Peru
- Population
- ≈ Not quantified (declining)