| Cranioleuca | |
|---|---|
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| Pallid spinetail (Cranioleuca pallida) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Cranioleuca Reichenbach, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Synallaxis albiceps D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 | |
The typical spinetails, Cranioleuca, are a genus of Neotropical birds in the ovenbird family Furnariidae.
This is a homogeneous group of small birds that live in forested habitats. The spinetails in this genus differ from those placed in Synallaxis in having shorter tails and being more arboreal. They are less vocal and more frequently join mixed flocks.[1]
Taxonomy and species list
The genus Cranioleuca was introduced in 1853 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach with the light-crowned spinetail as the type species.[2][3] The name combines the Ancient Greek kranion meaning "skull" with leukos meaning "white".[4]
The genus contains 19 species:[5]
- Creamy-crested spinetail, Cranioleuca albicapilla
- Light-crowned spinetail, Cranioleuca albiceps
- Marcapata spinetail, Cranioleuca marcapatae
- Line-cheeked spinetail, Cranioleuca antisiensis
- Ash-browed spinetail, Cranioleuca curtata
- Streak-capped spinetail, Cranioleuca hellmayri
- Tepui spinetail, Cranioleuca demissa
- Pallid spinetail, Cranioleuca pallida
- Red-faced spinetail, Cranioleuca erythrops
- Grey-headed spinetail, Cranioleuca semicinerea
- Crested spinetail, Cranioleuca subcristata
- Olive spinetail, Cranioleuca obsoleta
- Stripe-crowned spinetail, Cranioleuca pyrrhophia
- Rusty-backed spinetail, Cranioleuca vulpina
- Coiba spinetail, Cranioleuca dissita
- Parker's spinetail or white-breasted spinetail, Cranioleuca vulpecula
- Speckled spinetail, Cranioleuca gutturata
- Scaled spinetail, Cranioleuca muelleri
- Bolivian spinetail, Cranioleuca henricae
References
- ^ Ridgely, Robert S.; Tudor, Guy (2009). Birds of South America: Passerines. Helm Field Guides. London: Christopher Helm. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-408-11342-4.
- ^ Reichenbach, Ludwig (1853). Handbuch der speciellen Ornithologie. Icones ad synopsin avium no.10 (in German). Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister. p. 167.
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1951). Check-List of Birds of the World. Volume 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 97.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 30 December 2020.