Cranioleuca

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Cranioleuca
Streak-capped spinetail (Cranioleuca albiceps)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Cranioleuca
Reichenbach, 1853
Type species
Synallaxis albiceps

The typical spinetails, Cranioleuca, are a genus of Neotropical birds in the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

This is a homogeneous group of small birds that live in forested habitats. The spinetails in this genus differ from those placed in Synallaxis in having shorter tails and being more arboreal. They are less vocal and more frequently join mixed flocks.[1]

Taxonomy and species list

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The genus Cranioleuca was introduced in 1853 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach with the light-crowned spinetail as the type species.[2][3] The name combines the Ancient Greek kranion meaning "skull" with leukos meaning "white".[4]

The genus contains 20 species:[5]

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
  Cranioleuca berlepschi Russet-mantled softtail northern Peru
  Cranioleuca weskei Vilcabamba spinetail southern Peru
  Cranioleuca marcapatae Marcapata spinetail southern Peru
-  Cranioleuca albiceps Light-crowned spinetail southeastern Peru and Bolivia
  Cranioleuca vulpina Rusty-backed spinetail Colombia, Venezuela, riverine Amazonia and Brazil
-  Cranioleuca dissita Coiba spinetail Coiba Island
-  Cranioleuca vulpecula Parker's spinetail riverine Amazonia
  Cranioleuca subcristata Crested spinetail northern Colombia and Venezuela
  Cranioleuca pyrrhophia Stripe-crowned spinetail southern Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay
-  Cranioleuca henricae Bolivian spinetail western Bolivia
  Cranioleuca obsoleta Olive spinetail South Region, eastern Paraguay and selva misionera
  Cranioleuca pallida Pallid spinetail eastern Brazil
  Cranioleuca semicinerea Grey-headed spinetail northeastern Brazil
  Cranioleuca albicapilla Creamy-crested spinetail southern Peru
  Cranioleuca erythrops Red-faced spinetail Talamancan montane forests
and Andes of Colombia and Ecuador
  Cranioleuca demissa Tepui spinetail tepuis
  Cranioleuca hellmayri Streak-capped spinetail sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
-  Cranioleuca curtata Ash-browed spinetail northern Andes
  Cranioleuca antisiensis Line-cheeked spinetail southern Ecuador and Peru
  Cranioleuca muelleri Scaled spinetail lower Amazon river

References

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  1. ^ Ridgely, Robert S.; Tudor, Guy (2009). Birds of South America: Passerines. Helm Field Guides. London: Christopher Helm. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-408-11342-4.
  2. ^ Reichenbach, Ludwig (1853). Handbuch der speciellen Ornithologie. Icones ad synopsin avium no.10 (in German). Vol. 6. Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister. p. 167.
  3. ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1951). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 97.
  4. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  5. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 3 January 2025.


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