Cranioleuca Spinetails
Cranioleuca
The typical spinetails, Cranioleuca, are a genus of Neotropical birds in the ovenbird family Furnariidae.
This is a homogeneous group of small birds that live in forested habitats. The spinetails in this genus differ from those placed in Synallaxis in having shorter tails and being more arboreal. They are less vocal and more frequently join mixed flocks.
21 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 20 known species
Stripe-crowned Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca pyrrhophia
Red-faced Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca erythrops
Pallid Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca pallida
Rusty-backed Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca vulpina
Ash-browed Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca curtata
Olive Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca obsoleta
Creamy-crested Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca albicapilla
Gray-headed Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca semicinerea
Streak-capped Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca hellmayri
Crested Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca subcristata
Line-cheeked Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca antisiensis
Parker's Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca vulpecula
Light-crowned Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca albiceps
Marcapata Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca marcapatae
Russet-mantled Softtail
speciesCranioleuca berlepschi
Coiba Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca dissita
Vilcabamba Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca weskei
Bolivian Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca henricae
Tepui Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca demissa
Scaled Spinetail
speciesCranioleuca muelleri
Cranioleuca obsoleta × pyrrhophia
hybridCranioleuca obsoleta × pyrrhophia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 979788.