Rufous Spinetail
Synallaxis unirufade Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1843
English (US) Rufous Spinetail
The Rufous Spinetail (Synallaxis unirufa) 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 unirufa
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous Spinetail
- Described by
- de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1843
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Synallaxis unirufa munoztebari
- Synallaxis unirufa meridana
- Synallaxis unirufa unirufa
- Synallaxis unirufa ochrogaster
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Synnalaxis unirufus
- Described by
- de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1843
- Type locality
- Colombia = Bogota.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 6 p.290
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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