White-whiskered Spinetail (Synallaxis candei)

Other Scientific Names
Poecilurus candei [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
White-whiskered Spinetail, Cande's Spinetail

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
16 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest and shrubland. From sea-level - 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Venezuela.

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 LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

White-whiskered Spinetail (Synallaxis candei) [XC838681]
by id from Taratara, Venezuela (song)

White-whiskered Spinetail (Synallaxis candei) [XC693866]
by Peter Boesman from Ecoparque Los Besotes, Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
Often placed with Ochre-cheeked Spinetail (Synallaxis scutata) and Hoary-throated Spinetail (Synallaxis kollari) in a separate genus Poecilurus, but no diagnosable differences from current genus. Forms a superspecies with second of those species, possibly also including the first, but that differs substantially in colour pattern and tail structure. Distributional boundaries of subspecies require confirmation.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

venezuelensis Cory, 1913 - Extreme northern Colombia (Guajira Peninsula, south to C�sar) and north-western Venezuela (Zulia east to eastern Falc�n and Lara).
candei d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838 - Northern Colombia (northern Sucre east to western Magdalena).
atrigularis (Todd, 1917) - Northern Colombia (middle Magdalena Valley of southern Bol��var).

References
See References.

Files:

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