Plain-crowned Spinetail
Synallaxis gujanensis(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Plain-crowned Spinetail
The Plain-crowned Spinetail (Synallaxis gujanensis) 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
- Synallaxis gujanensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Plain-crowned Spinetail
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Synallaxis gujanensis columbiana
- Synallaxis gujanensis gujanensis
- Synallaxis gujanensis huallagae
- Synallaxis gujanensis canipileus
- Synallaxis gujanensis inornata
- Synallaxis gujanensis certhiola
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla gujanensis
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Guiana = Cayenne, ex Daubenton, Pi. enlum., pi. 686, fig. 2.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.988
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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