Pallid Spinetail (Cranioleuca pallida) [XC435447]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Trilha dos Tucanos, Tapirai, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (song)
Pallid Spinetail (Cranioleuca pallida) [XC35106]
by Daniel Lane from Serra do Matozo - Itagua\u00ed - RJ, 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.