Thorn-tailed Rayadito (Aphrastura spinicauda)

Thorn-tailed Rayadito (Aphrastura spinicauda)

About Thorn-tailed Rayadito (Aphrastura spinicauda)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Perching Birds
Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

The thorn-tailed rayadito 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.

Source: Wikipedia