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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Cranioleuca |
| Species: | C. weskei |
| Binomial name | |
| Cranioleuca weskei Remsen, 1984 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Cranioleuca marcapatae weskei | |
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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.
- "Vilcabamba Spinetail (Cranioleuca weskei) - BirdLife species factsheet". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
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