Vilcabamba spinetail
The Vilcabamba spinetail (Cranioleuca weskei) is a species of passerine bird in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to the Vilcabamba mountain range in Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Cranioleuca |
| Species: | C. weskei |
| Binomial name | |
| Cranioleuca weskei Remsen, 1984 | |
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Cranioleuca marcapatae weskei | |
It was originally considered as a subspecies of the Marcapata spinetail[2] but is now treated as a separate species.[3]
References
- BirdLife International (2020). "Cranioleuca weskei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T103674478A180873337. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T103674478A180873337.en. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- Remsen, J.V. Jr. (1984). "Geographic variation, zoogeography, and possible rapid evolution in some Cranioluca spinetails (Furnariidae) of the Andes". Wilson Bulletin. 96 (4): 515–523.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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