Creamy-crested Spinetail (Cranioleuca albicapilla)

Other Names (World)
Creamy-crested Spinetail, Buff-capped Spinetail

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cabanis, 1873)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland. From 2,400 - 3,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Peru.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Creamy-crested Spinetail (Cranioleuca albicapilla) [XC221688]
by Guy Kirwan from Apaya-Andamarca road, Jun\u00edn, Peru (song)

Creamy-crested Spinetail (Cranioleuca albicapilla) [XC562503]
by Martin St-Michel from Apur\u00edmac: Bosque Ampay 3300 m, Peru (alarm call)

Subspecies
Has been considered by some authors to be part of a superspecies formed by Crested Spinetail (Cranioleuca subcristata), Stripe-crowned Spinetail (Cranioleuca pyrrhophia), Bolivian Spinetail (Cranioleuca henricae), Olive Spinetail (Cranioleuca obsoleta), Pallid Spinetail (Cranioleuca pallida), 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. Voice and biogeography suggest to some that it is most closely related to Baron's Spinetail (Cranioleuca baroni), but genetic data are ambiguous. Subspecies albigula evidently intergrades with nominate in Ayacucho and Apur��mac.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

albicapilla (Cabanis, 1873) - Andes of central Peru (Jun��n and Huancavelica south to Ayacucho and Apur��mac).
albigula Zimmer, JT, 1924 - Andes of southern Peru (Cuzco south to Ayacucho and Apur��mac).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Creamy-crested Spinetail (Cranioleuca albicapilla) - 10 files

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