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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