Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Creamy-crested Spinetail (Cranioleuca albicapilla) - HBW 8, p. 296
French: Synallaxe à calotte blanche
German: Fahlkappen-Baumschlüpfer
Spanish: Curutié Crestado
Other common names: Buff-capped Spinetail
Taxonomy: Synallaxis albicapilla Cabanis, 1873, Maraynioc, Junín, Peru.
Has been considered by some authors to be part of a superspecies formed by C. subcristata, C. pyrrhophia, C. henricae, C. obsoleta, C. pallida, C. antisiensis and C. baroni, but genetic data suggest that at least the last two of those are not part of this lineage. Voice and biogeography suggest to some that it is most closely related to C. baroni, but genetic data are ambiguous. Race albigula evidently intergrades with nominate in Ayacucho and Apurímac. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- albicapilla (Cabanis, 1873) - Andes of C Peru (Junín and Huancavelica S to Ayacucho and Apurímac).
- albigula J. T. Zimmer, 1924 - Andes of S Peru (Cuzco S to Ayacucho and Apurímac).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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moving through vegetation Locality Abra Malaga, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp albigula)
Martin Kennewell 30 August 2006 40 weeks ago 49 sec 2.7 -
An adult foraging in the vegetation Locality Punto River, Junín Department, Peru (ssp albicapilla)
Luc Fazio 28 February 2005 4 years ago 29 sec 2.5 -
A bird calling Locality Apurimac Valley, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp albigula)
Virgilio Yábar Calderón 2 October 2003 6 years ago 5 sec 2
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Single bird perching in a human-introduced eucalyptus tree
Locality Abancay, Apurimac Department, Peru
Tomas Grim 30 November 2011 11 weeks ago 4.5 -
A bird perched in a tree.
Locality Ollantaytambo, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp albigula)
Joe Tobias 7 August 2005 36 weeks ago 2.6
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Song Locality Ampay Forest, Apurimac Department, Peru
Libor Vaicenbacher 3 December 2011 16 weeks ago 4 -
Song. Dawn chorus record. Locality Ampay Forest, Apurimac Department, Peru
Libor Vaicenbacher 1 December 2011 16 weeks ago 2.7
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