Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)

Pinto's Spinetail (Synallaxis infuscata) - HBW 8, p. 274

French: Synallaxe de Pinto German: Dunkelbauch-Dickichtschlüpfer Spanish: Pijuí de Pinto
Other common names: Plain/Alagoas/Pernambuco Spinetail

Taxonomy: Synallaxis ruficapilla infuscata Pinto, 1950, Usina Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Vitória de Santa Antão, eastern Pernambuco, Brazil.
Forms a superspecies with S. ruficapilla and S. cinerea, this superspecies suggested by some authors as being most closely related to S. frontalis, S. azarae and S. courseni on basis of plumage and vocal similarities. Was previously considered a race of S. ruficapilla, but vocal differences indicate that it merits rank of full species. Some authors have proposed that it is more closely related to S. brachyura or S. hypospodia. Monotypic.

Distribution: NE Brazil (E Alagoas, E Pernambuco).