Red-faced Spinetail
Cranioleuca erythrops(Sclater, PL, 1860)
English (US) Red-faced Spinetail
The Red-faced Spinetail (Cranioleuca erythrops) 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 erythrops
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-faced Spinetail
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1860)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cranioleuca erythrops rufigenis
- Cranioleuca erythrops griseigularis
- Cranioleuca erythrops erythrops
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Synallaxis erythrops
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1860)
- Type locality
- Pallatanga, Ecuador.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.28, no.1 p.66
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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