Pallid Spinetail (Cranioleuca) [XC643262]
by Odirlei Vieira da Fonseca from Santo Andr\u00e9, Santo Andr\u00e9, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (alarm call)
Pallid Spinetail (Cranioleuca pallida) [XC175759]
by Diego Caiafa from S\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o, Minas Gerais, Brazil (call)
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.