Red-and-white Spinetail

Certhiaxis mustelinus

Least Concern

The Red-and-white Spinetail is a spinetail of scrub and undergrowth in Peru, Colombia, and Brazil. A small, often rufous-toned bird, it skulks through dense undergrowth and tangles gleaning insects, its tail frequently held cocked. 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

Group

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Range

Red-and-white Spinetail Range — Scrub and undergrowth of Peru, Colombia, and Brazil

Population

≈ Not quantified

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