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Itatiaia Spinetail (Oreophylax moreirae) - HBW 8, p. 273

French: Synallaxe de l’Itatiaia German: Blasser Distelschwanz Spanish: Piscuiz de Itatiaia
Other common names: Itatiaia/Brazilian Thistletail, Brazilian Spinetail

Taxonomy: Synallaxis moreiræ Miranda-Ribeiro, 1906, Monte Redondo and Retiro de Ramas, Serra do Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Relationships uncertain; retained in monotypic genus pending further research. Included within genus Schizoeaca by some authors, and has similar morphology and plumage, as well as nest; differs morphologically, however, most notably in length and shape of rectrices (webs broader, barbs not quite so reduced distally, tail less forked) and slightly thinner bill; also, Schizoeaca, with its narrow elevational and ecological distribution in high Andes, would seem unlikely to have a member (or even a close relative) in SE Brazil. Others consider voice and general behaviour to be more .. View all taxonomy...

Taxonomy: Synallaxis moreiræ Miranda-Ribeiro, 1906, Monte Redondo and Retiro de Ramas, Serra do Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Relationships uncertain; retained in monotypic genus pending further research. Included within genus Schizoeaca by some authors, and has similar morphology and plumage, as well as nest; differs morphologically, however, most notably in length and shape of rectrices (webs broader, barbs not quite so reduced distally, tail less forked) and slightly thinner bill; also, Schizoeaca, with its narrow elevational and ecological distribution in high Andes, would seem unlikely to have a member (or even a close relative) in SE Brazil. Others consider voice and general behaviour to be more like those of more widely distributed Asthenes, which does, moreover, have a representative in SE Brazil. Monotypic.

Distribution: Mountains of SE Brazil: Serra do Caraça, Serra do Itatiaia, Serra do Caparaó and Serra dos Órgãos (Minas Gerais, NE São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, S Espírito Santo).

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