Rusty-headed Spinetail
Synallaxis fuscorufaSclater, PL, 1882
English (US) Rusty-headed Spinetail
The Rusty-headed Spinetail (Synallaxis fuscorufa) 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.
Range: Santa Marta Mountains (northeastern Colombia)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Synallaxis fuscorufa
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Rusty-headed Spinetail
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1882
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Synallaxis fusco-rufa
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1882
- Type locality
- San Sebastian, 7000 feet, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1882, pt.3 p.578 pl.43 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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