Dusky Spinetail
Synallaxis moestaSclater, PL, 1856
English (US) Dusky Spinetail
The Dusky Spinetail (Synallaxis moesta) 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 moesta
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dusky Spinetail
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1856
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Synallaxis moesta brunneicaudalis
- Synallaxis moesta moesta
- Synallaxis moesta obscura
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1856
- Type locality
- Bogota.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.24, no.302 p.26
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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