Line-cheeked Spinetail - BirdForum Opus

Subspecies antisiensis
Photo by Stanley Jones
Cuenca, Azuay Province, Ecuador, November 2014

Includes Baron's Spinetail

Cranioleuca antisiensis

Identification

14–15 cm (5½-6 in)

Whitish supercilium
Broad dark brown postocular stripe

Variations

Subspecies baroni
Photo © by Wilson Diaz
Achupas. Amazonas, Peru, 17 July 2018

Baron's Spinetail group: 15–19 cm (6-7½ in)

White supercilium
Reddish-brown crown
Greyish-brown face
Grey nape
White throat and upper breast

Distribution

South America: found in Ecuador and Peru

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Subspecies capitalis
Photo by Stanley Jones
Cordillera Blanca, Huascarán National Park, Yungay, Ancash, Peru, August 2017

Five subspecies recognized^[1]:

C. a. antisiensis:

Andes of south-western Ecuador (Azuay, El Oro and Loja)

C. a. palamblae:

Andes of north-western Peru (south to northern Cajamarca and Lambayeque)

C. a. baroni: Baron's Spinetail

Andes of Peru (Amazonas and Cajamarca)

C. a. capitalis:

Andes of Peru (Huánuco )

C. a. zaratensis:

Andes of southern Peru (Pasco and Lima)

The formerly listed subspecies furcata is now regarded as synonym of Cranioleuca curtata cisandina (Ash-browed Spinetail).

Habitat

Montane evergreen forest, hedgerows in urban areas. Observed at heights around 2,530 m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of arthropods.

They are often seen foraging in mixed species flocks in the canopy or mid-storey.

Movements

A resident species.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Seeholzer, G. F. and J. V. Remsen, Jr. (2020). Line-cheeked Spinetail (Cranioleuca antisiensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.licspi5.01

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Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Line-cheeked Spinetail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Line-cheeked_Spinetail

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