Spectacled Prickletail (Siptornis striaticollis)

Other Names (World)
Spectacled Prickletail, Stripe-necked Spinetail

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
11 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lafresnaye, 1843)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,300 - 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, 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 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Spectacled Prickletail (Siptornis) [XC85966]
by Andrew Spencer from Santa Cecilia track, above Paquisha, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (song?)

Spectacled Prickletail (Siptornis) [XC85967]
by Andrew Spencer from Santa Cecilia track, above Paquisha, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (call?)

Subspecies
No obvious close relatives.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

striaticollis (Lafresnaye, 1843) - Eastern Andes of Colombia (western slope in Cundinamarca and head of Magdalena Valley in Huila, and eastern slope in eastern Cauca and western Caquet�).
nortoni Graves, GR & Robbins, 1987 - Andes of Ecuador (eastern slope) south to extreme northern Peru (northern Cajamarca).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Spectacled Prickletail (Siptornis striaticollis) - 10 files

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