Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail
Leptasthenura pileataSclater, PL, 1881
English (US) Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail
The Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura pileata) 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
- Leptasthenura pileata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1881
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Leptasthenura pileata cajabambae
- Leptasthenura pileata pileata
- Leptasthenura pileata latistriata
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1881
- Type locality
- western slope of the coast Cordillera above Lima, 8000 feet, Peru.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1881, pt.2 p.487
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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