Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)

Hoary-throated Spinetail (Synallaxis kollari) - HBW 8, p. 286

French: Synallaxe du Roraima German: Grauwangen-Dickichtschlüpfer Spanish: Pijuí de Roraima
Other common names: Kollar’s Spinetail

Taxonomy: Synallaxis Kollari Pelzeln, 1856, Forte do São Joaquim, Rio Branco, Roraima, Brazil.
Often placed with S. scutata and S. candei in a separate genus Poecilurus, but no diagnosable differences from current genus. Forms a superspecies with second of those species, possibly also including the first, but that differs substantially in colour pattern and tail structure. Monotypic.

Distribution: N Brazil, in R Branco region of N Roraima; sight record from adjacent Guyana.