Synallaxis

Short description: Genus of birds

Synallaxis

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

see list

Synallaxis is a genus of birds in the ovenbird family, Furnariidae. It is one of the most diverse genera in the family and is composed of small birds that inhabit dense undergrowth across tropical and subtropical habitats in the Neotropical region. Some species show contrasting plumage patterns involving rufous crown and wing patches and black throat patches but they are difficult to see as they keep ensconced in vegetation most of the time. Most species show the long graduated tail with pointy feathers that is typical of spinetails. They are also characterized by constructing large domed nests with stick, including a long entrance tube. Some species can be difficult to distinguish from one another on the basis of their plumage, but can be tell apart by their vocalizations, which can be quite distinctive.[1]

## List of species

Synallaxis albescens

The genus contains 36 species:[2]

* Ochre-cheeked spinetail (Synallaxis scutata)
* Grey-bellied spinetail (Synallaxis cinerascens)
* Plain-crowned spinetail (Synallaxis gujanensis)
* White-lored spinetail (Synallaxis albilora)
* Marañón spinetail (Synallaxis maranonica)
* Great spinetail (Synallaxis hypochondriaca)
* Chinchipe spinetail (Synallaxis chinchipensis)
* Necklaced spinetail (Synallaxis stictothorax)
* Russet-bellied spinetail (Synallaxis zimmeri)
* Slaty spinetail (Synallaxis brachyura)
* Silvery-throated spinetail (Synallaxis subpudica)
* Red-shouldered spinetail (Synallaxis hellmayri)
* Rufous-capped spinetail (Synallaxis ruficapilla)
* Bahia spinetail (Synallaxis cinerea)
* Pinto's spinetail (Synallaxis infuscata)
* Dusky spinetail (Synallaxis moesta)
* McConnell's spinetail (Synallaxis macconnelli)
* Cabanis's spinetail (Synallaxis cabanisi)
* Cinereous-breasted spinetail (Synallaxis hypospodia)
* Spix's spinetail (Synallaxis spixi)
* Dark-breasted spinetail (Synallaxis albigularis)
* Río Orinoco spinetail (Synallaxis beverlyae)
* Pale-breasted spinetail (Synallaxis albescens)
* Sooty-fronted spinetail (Synallaxis frontalis)
* Azara's spinetail (Synallaxis azarae)
* Apurímac spinetail (Synallaxis courseni)
* White-whiskered spinetail (Synallaxis candei)
* Rufous-breasted spinetail (Synallaxis erythrothorax)
* Hoary-throated spinetail (Synallaxis kollari)
* Blackish-headed spinetail (Synallaxis tithys)
* Rusty-headed spinetail (Synallaxis fuscorufa)
* Rufous spinetail (Synallaxis unirufa)
* Black-throated spinetail (Synallaxis castanea)
* Stripe-breasted spinetail (Synallaxis cinnamomea)
* Ruddy spinetail (Synallaxis rutilans)
* Chestnut-throated spinetail (Synallaxis cherriei)

Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species as species within the genus Synallaxis:

* White-browed spinetail (as Synallaxis gularis)[3]
* Chotoy spinetail (as Synallaxis phryganophila)[4]
* White-bellied spinetail (as Synallaxis propinqua)[5]

## 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. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/ovenbirds/. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
3. ↑ "Hellmayrea gularis - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=3FACD55E6DCC281C.
4. ↑ Derryberry, Elizabeth P.; Claramunt, Santiago; Derryberry, Graham; Chesser, R. Terry; Cracraft, Joel; Aleixo, Alexandre; Pérez-Emán, Jorge; Remsen Jr., J. V. et al. (2011). "Lineage diversification and morphological evolution in a large-scale continental radiation: the Neotropical ovenbirds and woodcreepers (Aves: Furnariidae)". Evolution 65 (10): 2973–2986. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01374.x. ISSN 0014-3820. PMID 21967436.
5. ↑ Claramunt, Santiago (2014). "Phylogenetic relationships among Synallaxini spinetails (Aves: Furnariidae) reveal a new biogeographic pattern across the Amazon and Paraná river basins". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 78: 223–231. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.05.011.

## External links

* Synallaxis. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
* Synallaxis species. BirdLife International.

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