Pallid Spinetail (Cranioleuca pallida) [XC22020]
by Marcos Melo from Parque Ambiental Alcoa-Po\u00e7os, Po\u00e7os de Caldas, Minas Gerais state, Brazil (call)
Pallid Spinetail (Cranioleuca pallida) [XC332911]
by Odirlei Vieira da Fonseca from Hotel Donati, Itatiaia NP, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Possible relationship to the Ash-browed Spinetail (Cranioleuca curtata) superspecies proposed by some authors on basis of plumage, vocalizations and montane distribution. Others suggest that it is part of a superspecies that includes Crested Spinetail (Cranioleuca subcristata), Stripe-crowned Spinetail (Cranioleuca pyrrhophia), Bolivian Spinetail (Cranioleuca henricae), Olive Spinetail (Cranioleuca obsoleta), Creamy-crested Spinetail (Cranioleuca albicapilla), Line-cheeked Spinetail (Cranioleuca antisiensis) and Baron's Spinetail (Cranioleuca baroni), but genetic data suggest that at least the last two of those are not part of this lineage.