BirdsThreatened

Curutié Ocráceo

Limnoctites sulphuriferus

A small bird of wetlands and tall grasslands, with distinctive ochre plumage. Known in English as the Sulphur-bearing Spinetail.

Key Features

Habitat

Sandy areas and wetland

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Family: Furnaridae

Genus: Limnoctites

Technical conservation data

SNAP conservation priority: Yes

Threatened (SNAP): Yes

Threatened by forestry: Yes

Threatened: Yes

Where to Find It

This species has been recorded in the following biodiversity reserves:

A Southern Screamer walking through green grassland, a bird characteristic of the region's wetlands.

Arroyo Malo

Tacuarembó
Panoramic view of the reserve area

Barrancas Negras

Río Negro
Native forest and palm trees

Coquimbo

Soriano
Sandy shoreline with native vegetation

El Cerro

Río Negro
General landscape of the native forest at El Rosario

El Rosario

Río Negro
River and marshlands panorama

Esteros y Algarrobales del Río Uruguay

Río Negro
Trail among the rocks

La Peñarrosa

Cerro Largo
A watercourse running between rocks and native vegetation in the forest.

Las Tunas

Río Negro

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