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YELLOW-CHINNED SPINETAIL Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Rowdy and gregarious, the Yellow-chinned Spinetail is one of the most numerous inhabitants of Paraguayan marshes. Though naturally skulking in behaviour, constant harsh calling reveals the presence of small family groups in dense reedy or bushy cover. In most cases they afford only a glimpse of a fairly long-tailed, uniformly rufous bird darting from one patch of cover to the next, usually followed by the other members of its party.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE790PH) Pair, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE791PH) Adult, Arroyo Mboi Kae, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith July 2005).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE792PH) Same individual upperwing (Paul Smith July 2005).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE793PH) Same individual head detail (Regis Nossent July 2005).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE794PH) Nest, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
VIDEO - (FPAVE795VI) Pair singing, Arroyos y Esteros, Departamento Cordillera (Paul Smith October 2010).
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Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
1 (FPAVE788RE) Song, recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
2 (FPAVE789RE) Contact call, recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
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