The Araguaia spinetail (''Synallaxis simoni'') is a species of

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in the family Furnariidae. It is found in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. Its natural

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s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland

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s and heavily degraded former forest. The Araguaia spinetail was formerly considered as a

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of the

white-lored spinetail The white-lored spinetail (''Synallaxis albilora'') is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former ...

(''Synallaxis albilora'').

References

Synallaxis Birds of Brazil Endemic fauna of Brazil Birds described in 1907 Taxa named by Carl Eduard Hellmayr {{Furnariidae-stub