Vilcabamba spinetail

The Vilcabamba spinetail (Cranioleuca weskei) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Peru. It was originally thought that the bird was a subspecies of the Marcapata spinetail however, later research by del Hoyo et al. showed that the Vilcabamba spinetail was actually a separate species.[1][2]

Vilcabamba spinetail
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Cranioleuca
Species:
C. weskei
Binomial name
Cranioleuca weskei
Remsen, 1984
Synonyms

Cranioleuca marcapatae weskei
Remsen, 1984

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Vilcabamba Spinetail (Cranioleuca weskei) - BirdLife species factsheet". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2023-05-06.


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