Line-cheeked Spinetail (Cranioleuca antisiensis)

Other Names (World)
Line-cheeked Spinetail, Northern Line-cheeked Spinetail, Fraser's Spinetail

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
14 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1859)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 900 - 3,100 m.

Range (Guide)

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 (2012) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

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

Line-cheeked Spinetail (Cranioleuca antisiensis) [XC250334]
by John V. Moore from Loja: Bosque de Hanne, 2 km WSW Utuana, Ecuador (song)

Line-cheeked Spinetail (Cranioleuca antisiensis) [XC258147]
by John V. Moore from Loja: Bosque de Hanne, 2 km WSW Utuana, Ecuador (call, chattering calls)

Subspecies
Cranioleuca antisiensis (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Line-cheeked Spinetail (Cranioleuca antisiensis) and Baron's Spinetail (Cranioleuca baroni) following SACC (2005).

Sister-species to Baron's Spinetail (Cranioleuca baroni), and very likely conspecific. Although populations at extremes of ranges are clearly different, the two grade into one another in step-clinal manner. Both form a superspecies together with Red-faced Spinetail (Cranioleuca erythrops), Tepui Spinetail (Cranioleuca demissa), Streak-capped Spinetail (Cranioleuca hellmayri) and Ash-browed Spinetail (Cranioleuca curtata) and all share plumage similarities and mostly lower montane distribution, and their close relationship is consistent with recent genetic data. However, some authors have considered them to belong to a superspecies that also includes Crested Spinetail (Cranioleuca subcristata), Stripe-crowned Spinetail (Cranioleuca pyrrhophia), Bolivian Spinetail (Cranioleuca henricae), Olive Spinetail (Cranioleuca obsoleta), Pallid Spinetail (Cranioleuca pallida) and Creamy-crested Spinetail (Cranioleuca albicapilla), but such a relationship is not supported by recent genetic findings.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

antisiensis (Sclater, 1859) - Andes of south-western Ecuador (northern Azuay, El Oro, Loja).
palamblae (Chapman, 1923) - Andes of northern Peru (Piura and Cajamarca south to northern Lambayeque).
baroni (Salvin, 1895) - Andes of northern and central Peru (central Cajamarca and southern Amazonas south to La Libertad, Ancash and west-central Hu�nuco).
capitalis Zimmer, JT, 1924 - Andes of central Peru (eastern Hu�nuco, Pasco).
zaratensis Koepcke, 1961 - Andes of west-central Peru (Lima).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Line-cheeked Spinetail (Cranioleuca antisiensis) - 10 files

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