Scaled Spinetail (Cranioleuca muelleri)

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
14 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hellmayr, 1911

Habitat
Undergrowth of Brazilian "v�rzea" (seasonally flooded forest). From sea-level - 200 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil.

R Amazon in Brazil, from extreme eastern Amazonas east to southern Amap� and Mexiana I.

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 EN
Habitat destruction and degradation through accelerating deforestation as land is cleared for cattle ranching and soy production, facilitated by expansion of the road network, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Scaled Spinetail (Cranioleuca muelleri) [XC460691]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Macap\u00e1, Amap\u00e1, Brazil (song)

Scaled Spinetail (Cranioleuca muelleri) [XC579190]
by id from Santa Maria do Tapar\u00e1 (v\u00e1rzea), Santar\u00e9m, Par\u00e1, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Plumage pattern suggests that sister-species may be Speckled Spinetail (Thripophaga gutturata).

References
See References.

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