Birds of Peru

    PASSERIFORMES: Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)  
Genus: Cranioleuca (9 species, 20 worldwide)


Creamy-crested Spinetail
Creamy-crested Spinetail (Cranioleuca albicapilla) ENDEMIC
Andamarca, Peru  
   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


Light-crowned Spinetail
Light-crowned Spinetail (Cranioleuca albiceps albiceps)
Cuyo-cuyo, Puno, Peru  
   
Photograph by Fernando Angulo Pratolongo   © All Rights Reserved.


Line-cheeked Spinetail
Line-cheeked Spinetail (Cranioleuca antisiensis)
Maranon Valley, Peru  
   
Photograph by Peter Hawrylyshyn   © All Rights Reserved.

Baron's Spinetail found in Ecuador and Peru was merged with the Line-cheeked Spinetail in IOC 9.1.

Russet-mantled Softtail
Russet-mantled Softtail (Cranioleuca berlepschi) Near Threatened ENDEMIC
Leymebamba, Amazonas, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Ash-browed Spinetail
Ash-browed Spinetail (Cranioleuca curtata)
Huila, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Found at mid-range altitudes, sometimes with mixed flocks. Not skulking like most spinetails. Seems to adapt to degraded forest, so perhaps should not be listed as Vulnerable.
Alt photo.

Marcapata Spinetail
Marcapata Spinetail (Cranioleuca marcapatae) ENDEMIC
North side of Abra Malaga, Cusco, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.



Parker's Spinetail
Parker's Spinetail (Cranioleuca vulpecula)
Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Found in tall grass on river islands in large rivers in the Amazon, often with the White-bellied Spinetail. Note dark sides compared to Red-and-white Spinetail
Alt. photo

Rusty-backed Spinetail
Rusty-backed Spinetail (Cranioleuca vulpina vulpina)
Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Vilcabamba Spinetail
Vilcabamba Spinetail (Cranioleuca weskei) ENDEMIC
Apalla, Junín, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Split from the Marcapata Spinetail because of marked coloration differences. Found in the Vilcabamba mountains.


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