White-bellied spinetail

Mazaria propinqua

The white-bellied spinetail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in river islands of the western Amazon Basin. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
White-bellied spinetail, Napo river, Ecuador This bird is exclusively found on river islands in Amazonia, and typically hiding in dense reed. Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,Mazaria propinqua,Sani Lodge,South America,Spring,White-bellied spinetail,World,Yasuni National Park

Naming

This species was originally placed in the genus "Synallaxis" but when molecular phylogenetic studies found that it was not closely related to the other members of the genus it was moved to its own monotypic genus "Mazaria".

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyFurnariidae
GenusMazaria
SpeciesM. propinqua
Photographed in
Ecuador