Dusky Spinetail (Synallaxis moesta)

Other Names (World)
Dusky Spinetail, Sclater's Spinetail, Brown-tailed Spinetail (brunneicaudalis)

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
15.50 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater, 1856

Habitat
Dense undergrowth at the forest edge, usually hilly lowland forests but occasionally secondary forest and bamboo thickets. From 250 - 1,350 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation due to accelerating deforestation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Low, nasal chattering.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Dusky Spinetail (Synallaxis moesta) [XC230334]
by John V. Moore from Ministerio road, Napo, Ecuador (song)

Dusky Spinetail (Synallaxis moesta) [XC695118]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Brisas, Colombia (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with McConnell's Spinetail (Synallaxis macconnelli) and Cabanis's Spinetail (Synallaxis cabanisi), and all have often been treated as conspecific. Differs from both of those in tail structure. Subspecies brunneicaudalis was formerly treated as a separate species.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

moesta Sclater, 1856 - Foothills of eastern Andes in central Colombia (southern Casanare south to north-western Meta).
obscura Chapman, 1914 - Eastern Andean foothills in southern Colombia (Caquet�, Putumayo).
brunneicaudalis Sclater, PL, 1858 - Foothills of eastern Andes from extreme southern Colombia (south-eastern Nari�o) south to north-eastern Peru (Amazonas, San Mart��n, possibly also western Loreto).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Dusky Spinetail (Synallaxis moesta) - 8 files

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