Ovenbirds

Red-and-white Spinetail

Certhiaxis mustelinus

The Red-and-white Spinetail (Certhiaxis mustelinus) is a 15 g wetland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Ovenbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

15 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Peru, Brazil, Colombia.

Photo: (c) David F. Belmonte, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist