The chotoy spinetail (Schoeniophylax phryganophilus) is a species of bird in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Schoeniophylax.[2] It is found in Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, regions of northern Argentina, and extreme southern Brazil, including the Pantanal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and heavily degraded former forest.[1]
Within the ovenbird family, the chotoy spinetail is genetically most closely related to the white-bellied spinetail (Mazaria propinqua).[3]
Two subspecies are recognised.[4]
The chotoy spinetail (Schoeniophylax phryganophilus) is a species of bird in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Schoeniophylax. It is found in Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, regions of northern Argentina, and extreme southern Brazil, including the Pantanal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and heavily degraded former forest.
Within the ovenbird family, the chotoy spinetail is genetically most closely related to the white-bellied spinetail (Mazaria propinqua).
Two subspecies are recognised.
S. p. phryganophilus (Vieillot, 1817) – Bolivia, south Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and north Argentina S. p. petersi Pinto, 1949 – east Brazil
At Arroio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
