Crested Spinetail
Cranioleuca subcristata(Sclater, PL, 1874)
English (US) Crested Spinetail
The Crested Spinetail (Cranioleuca subcristata) 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 subcristata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crested Spinetail
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1874)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cranioleuca subcristata subcristata
- Cranioleuca subcristata fuscivertex
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Synallaxis subcristata
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1874)
- Type locality
- near Caracas, Venezuela.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1874, pt.1 p.20 pl.4 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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