Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)

Great Spinetail (Siptornopsis hypochondriaca) - HBW 8, p. 290

French: Synallaxe à poitrine rayée German: Weißbrust-Dickichtschlüpfer Spanish: Curutié Grande
Other common names: Salvin’s Spinetail

Taxonomy: Siptornis hypochondriacus Salvin, 1895, Malca and Cajabamba, Cajamarca, Peru.
Close relationship to Synallaxis stictothorax suggested by plumage pattern and biogeography. Monotypic.

Distribution: NC Peru in upper Marañón Valley (S Cajamarca, extreme SW Amazonas, La Libertad, N Ancash).