Stripe-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis cinnamomea) [XC785608]
by Francisco contreras from Laguna de Pedro Palo, Cundinamarca, Colombia (uncertain)
Stripe-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis cinnamomea) [XC230240]
by Ross Gallardy from Serrania de San Luis, Falcon, Venezuela (song)
Subspecies
Although its unusual plumage pattern suggests no close relatives, voice is similar to that of many congeners. Roraiman Barbtail (Roraimia adusta) was at one time mistakenly considered to be a subspecies of Stripe-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis cinnamomea).
The following 7 subspecies are recognised:
cinnamomea Lafresnaye, 1843 - Extreme north-western Venezuela (Perijá Mts) and eastern Andes of Colombia (Magdalena, Santander south to Cundinamarca).
aveledoi Phelps & Phelps Jr, 1946 - Western Venezuela (Falcón, western and southern Lara to northern Táchira) and Andes of northern Colombia (Norte de Santander).
bolivari Hartert, 1917 - Coastal range of north-central Venezuela (Yaracuy east to Miranda and northern Guárico).