Light-crowned Spinetail
Cranioleuca albiceps(d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
English (US) Light-crowned Spinetail
The Light-crowned Spinetail (Cranioleuca albiceps) 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
- Cranioleuca albiceps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Light-crowned Spinetail
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cranioleuca albiceps albiceps
- Cranioleuca albiceps discolor
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Synallaxis albiceps
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
- Type locality
- Sicasica, Bolivia.
- Original description
- Magasin de Zoologie 7 cl.2 p.23
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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