
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.