Tepui Spinetail
Cranioleuca demissa(Salvin, O; Godman, FD, 1884)
English (US) Tepui Spinetail
The Tepui Spinetail (Cranioleuca demissa) 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 demissa
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tepui Spinetail
- Described by
- (Salvin, O; Godman, FD, 1884)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cranioleuca demissa cardonai
- Cranioleuca demissa demissa
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Synallaxis demissa
- Described by
- (Salvin, O; Godman, FD, 1884)
- Type locality
- Mt. Roraima, British Guiana.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.5, vol.2, no.8 p.449
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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