Rusty-backed Spinetail (Cranioleuca vulpina)
About the Rusty-backed Spinetail
The rusty-backed spinetail (Cranioleuca vulpina) is a Neotropical species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, and possibly Guyana. The rusty-backed spinetail was formally described in 1856 by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln under the binomial name Synallaxis vulpina. Its specific epithet is from Latin vulpinus meaning "fox-like" (ie reddish-brown above and white beneath). The rusty-backed spinetail is now placed in the genus Cranioleuca that was introduced in 1853 by Ludwig Reichenbach. Four subspecies are recognized: C. v. apurensis Zimmer, JT & Phelps, WH, 1948 C. v. vulpina (Pelzeln, 1856) C. v. foxi Bond, J & Meyer de Schauensee, 1940 C. v. reiseri (Reichenberger, 1922)
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 122 recordings for this species: 11 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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- Scaled SpinetailCranioleuca muellerirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.