Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Dusky Spinetail (Synallaxis moesta) - HBW 8, p. 284
French: Synallaxe obscur
German: Westlicher Dunkeldickichtschlüpfer
Spanish: Pijuí Oscuro
Other common names: Sclater’s Spinetail; Brown-tailed Spinetail (brunneicaudalis)
Taxonomy: Synallaxis mœsta P. L. Sclater, 1856, “Bogotá”.
Forms a superspecies with S. macconnelli and S. cabanisi, and all have often been treated as conspecific. Differs from both of those in tail structure. Race brunneicaudalis was formerly treated as a separate species. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- moesta P. L. Sclater, 1856 - foothills of E Andes in C Colombia (S Casanare S to NW Meta).
- obscura Chapman, 1914 - E Andean foothills in S Colombia (Caquetá, Putumayo).
- brunneicaudalis Sclater, 1858 - foothills of E Andes from extreme S Colombia (SE Nariño) S to NE Peru (Amazonas, San Martín, possibly also W Loreto).
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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Adult in the understory
Locality Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp moesta)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 27 October 2011 1 year ago 3.5
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