Great spinetail

The great spinetail (Synallaxis hypochondriaca) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Peru where its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Great spinetail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Synallaxis
Species:
S. hypochondriaca
Binomial name
Synallaxis hypochondriaca
(Salvin, 1895)
Synonyms

Siptornopsis hypochondriaca

This species was formerly considered monotypic within the genus Siptornopsis but molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that it is embedded within Synallaxis.[2][3]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Synallaxis hypochondriaca". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22702597A93882142. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22702597A93882142.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. Derryberry, E.P.; Claramunt, S.; Derryberry, G.; Chesser, R.T.; Cracraft, J.; Aleixo, A.; Pérez-Emán, J.; Remsen Jr, J.V.; Brumfield, R.T. (2011). "Lineage diversification and morphological evolution in a large-scale continental radiation: the Neotropical ovenbirds and woodcreepers (Aves: Furnariidae)". Evolution. 65: 2973–2986. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01374.x. PMID 21967436.
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 January 2019.


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