Tepui Spinetail (Cranioleuca demissa)

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvin & Godman, 1884)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,100 - 2,450 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Guyana, 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 (2)...)

Tepui Spinetail (Cranioleuca demissa) [XC9106]
by Allen T. Chartier from La Escalera, Sierra de Lema, Bol\u00edvar, Venezuela (call)

Tepui Spinetail (Cranioleuca demissa) [XC247210]
by id from La Escalera, Bol\u00edvar, Venezuela (song)

Subspecies
Considered conspecific with Ash-browed Spinetail (Cranioleuca curtata) by some authors. The two are part of a superspecies that also includes Red-faced Spinetail (Cranioleuca erythrops), Streak-capped Spinetail (Cranioleuca hellmayri), Line-cheeked Spinetail (Cranioleuca antisiensis) and Baron's Spinetail (Cranioleuca baroni). All share plumage similarities and mostly lower montane distribution, and their close relationship is consistent with recent genetic data.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

cardonai (Phelps Jr & Dickerman, 1980) - Tepui region of southern Venezuela in Amazonas (cerros Neblina, Par�, Paraque and Duida) and central Bol��var (Cerro Tabaro, Cerro Guaiquinima).
demissa (Salvin & Godman, 1884) - Tepui region of southern Venezuela (Sierra Parima, in Amazonas, and Mt Roraima and tepuis of Gran Sabana region, in south-eastern Bol��var), extreme west-central Guyana (Mt Ayanganna, also sight record Mt Kowa) and extreme northern Brazil (Mt Roraima).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Tepui Spinetail (Cranioleuca demissa) - 10 files

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