Great spinetail

Great spinetail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Synallaxis
Vieillot, 1818
Species: S. hypochondriaca
Binomial name
Synallaxis hypochondriaca
(Salvin, 1895)
Synonyms

Siptornopsis hypochondriaca

The great spinetail (Synallaxis hypochondriaca) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It had been considered monotypic within the genus Siptornopsis.,[2] however in 2012 the SACC included it in the genus Synallaxis based on studies by Derryberry (2011). It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Siptornopsis hypochondriaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. Thomas M. Brooks; John D. Pilgrim; Ana S. L. Rodrigues & Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca (2005). "Conservation status and geographic distribution of avian evolutionary history". In Andy Purvis; John L. Gittleman & Thomas Brooks. Phylogeny and Conservation. Conservation Biology. 8. Cambridge University Press. pp. 267–294. ISBN 978-0-521-82502-3.


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