Thorn-tailed Rayadito
Aphrastura spinicauda(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Thorn-tailed Rayadito
The Thorn-tailed Rayadito (Aphrastura spinicauda) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Aphrastura spinicauda
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Thorn-tailed Rayadito
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Aphrastura spinicauda spinicauda
- Aphrastura spinicauda bullocki
- Aphrastura spinicauda fulva
- Aphrastura spinicauda subantarctica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla spinicauda
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Tierra del Fuego.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.978
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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