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Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)

Ash-browed Spinetail (Cranioleuca curtata) - HBW 8, p. 297

French: Synallaxe à sourcils gris German: Graubrauen-Baumschlüpfer Spanish: Curutié Cejigrís
Other common names: Fork-tailed Spinetail (“C. furcata”)

Taxonomy: Synallaxis curtata P. L. Sclater, 1870, “Bogotá”.
Considered conspecific with C. demissa by some authors. The two are part of a superspecies that also includes C. erythrops, C. hellmayri, C. antisiensis and C. baroni; all share plumage similarities and mostly lower montane distribution, and their close relationship is consistent with recent genetic data. Named taxon furcata, described (from N Peru) as a separate species, has been shown to be referable to immature plumage of present species. Race cisandina was formerly considered a separate species; proposed race griseipectus, from E Ecu.. View all taxonomy...

Taxonomy: Synallaxis curtata P. L. Sclater, 1870, “Bogotá”.
Considered conspecific with C. demissa by some authors. The two are part of a superspecies that also includes C. erythrops, C. hellmayri, C. antisiensis and C. baroni; all share plumage similarities and mostly lower montane distribution, and their close relationship is consistent with recent genetic data. Named taxon furcata, described (from N Peru) as a separate species, has been shown to be referable to immature plumage of present species. Race cisandina was formerly considered a separate species; proposed race griseipectus, from E Ecuador, considered indistinguishable from latter. Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • curtata (P. L. Sclater, 1870) - E Andes of Colombia (W slope from SE Santander S to Huila).
  • cisandina (Taczanowski, 1882) - E Andes of S Colombia (S from W Caquetá), E Ecuador and N Peru (S at least to Pasco).
  • debilis (Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1906) - Andes from C Peru (S from Ayacucho and Cuzco) S to C Bolivia (S to W Santa Cruz).

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