Synallaxis

Synallaxis is a genus of birds in the ovenbird family, Furnariidae.

Synallaxis
Rufous spinetail (Synallaxis unirufa)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Synallaxis
Vieillot, 1818
Species

see list

Birds in this genus have mostly drab coloration and display secretive behavior, keeping ensconced in vegetation most of the time. Species can be difficult to distinguish from one another on the basis of their similar plumage; however, they can often be told apart by their vocalizations, which can be quite distinctive.[1]

List of species
Synallaxis albescens

The genus contains 36 species:[2]

Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Synallaxis:

References
  1. Hilty, S.L. and Ascanio, D., 2009. A new species of spinetail (Furnariidae: Synallaxis) from the río Orinoco of Venezuela. The Auk, 126(3), pp.485-492.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2021). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. "Asthenes arequipae - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  4. "Hellmayrea gularis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
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