Pallid Spinetail (Cranioleuca pallida) [XC329397]
by Fernando Igor de Godoy from RPPN Serra Bonita, Camacan, Bahia., Brazil (call)
Pallid Spinetail (Cranioleuca pallida) [XC698112]
by Guilherme R R Brito from Trilha do Tanque Grande, 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.