Other Scientific Names
Schizoeaca griseomurina [BirdLife International (2004, 2008)], Schizoeaca griseomurina [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Schizoeaca griseomurina [Stotz et al. (1996)]
Other Names (World)
Mouse-colored Thistletail, Mouse-coloured Thistletail
Mouse-colored Thistletail (Asthenes griseomurina) [XC704099]
by Niels Krabbe from Acanama, Loja, Ecuador (call)
Mouse-colored Thistletail (Asthenes griseomurina) [XC297220]
by Ross Gallardy from Parque Nacional Podocarpus - Sector Cajanuma (Loja), Ecuador (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Forms a superspecies with other members of genus, as a series of non-overlapping mountain-top replacements, and all sometimes considered conspecific. Their vocalizations seem fairly close, but plumage patterns differ to an extent not found within individual species-level taxa in Furnariidae. Almost certainly paraphyletic with regard to White-chinned Thistletail (Asthenes fuliginosa) (which brackets its distribution to northern and south). Probably closest to latter's nominate subspecies, sharing with it the feature of a white eyering.