Scaled Spinetail

Cranioleuca muelleri

Least Concern

The Scaled Spinetail is a spinetail of scrub and undergrowth in Brazil. A small, often rufous-toned bird, it skulks through dense undergrowth and tangles gleaning insects, its tail frequently held cocked. Fun fact: The family is named for the horneros, which build sturdy oven-shaped nests out of mud.

Family

Furnariidae

Group

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Range

Scaled Spinetail Range — Scrub and undergrowth of Brazil

Population

≈ Not quantified

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