Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)

Blackish-headed Spinetail (Synallaxis tithys) - HBW 8, p. 283

French: Synallaxe tithys German: Schwarzgesicht-Dickichtschlüpfer Spanish: Pijuí Cabecinegro
Other common names: Black-faced/Taczanowski’s Spinetail

Taxonomy: Synallaxis tithys Taczanowski, 1877, Lechugal, Tumbes, Peru.
May form a superspecies with S. erythrothorax and S. brachyura. Monotypic.

Distribution: SW Ecuador (S from SW Manabí and C Loja) and extreme NW Peru (Tumbes, N Piura).