Scaled Spinetail Cranioleuca muelleri Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Text last updated September 2, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | cuaespinós escatós |
Croatian | ljuskasta trnorepa |
Dutch | Geschubde stekelstaart |
English | Scaled Spinetail |
English (United States) | Scaled Spinetail |
French | Synallaxe écaillé |
French (Canada) | Synallaxe écaillé |
German | Schuppenbauch-Baumschlüpfer |
Japanese | ウロコカマドドリ |
Norwegian | skjellstifthale |
Polish | moczarnik łuskowany |
Portuguese (Brazil) | joão-escamoso |
Portuguese (Portugal) | João-escamoso |
Russian | Чешуйчатая курутия |
Slovak | košikárik šupinatý |
Spanish | Curutié Escamoso |
Spanish (Spain) | Curutié escamoso |
Swedish | várzeataggstjärt |
Turkish | Pullu Dikenkuyruk |
Ukrainian | Курутія бразильська |
Cranioleuca muelleri (Hellmayr, 1911)
Definitions
- CRANIOLEUCA
- muelleri
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Legend Overview
Introduction
The Scaled Spinetail is endemic to the lower Amazon River in Brazil, where it inhabits flooded evergreen forest in the lowlands. It is restricted to the undergrowth and midstory of these várzea forests, and occurs from extreme eastern Amazonas state east as far as Mexiana Island, at the mouth of the river, and southern Amapá. The species usually forages in pairs, sometimes with mixed-species flocks, searching for insects, which it typically gleans from the bark and riverine debris. The Scaled Spinetail is marked by its rufous crown, wings and tail, with a dark brown back, pale supercilium, and heavily scaled throat, breast and belly. It is very similar to the congeneric Speckled Spinetail (Cranioleuca gutturata), which shares the same habitat but has a much wider range across Amazonia, although the present species can be separated by its scaled, rather than spotted underparts.
Field Identification
Systematics History
Subspecies
Monotypic.
Distribution
R Amazon in Brazil, from extreme E Amazonas E to S Amapá and Mexiana I.
Habitat
Movement
Diet and Foraging
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Breeding
Conservation Status
ENDANGERED. Restricted-range species: present in Amazon Flooded Forests EBA. Poorly known species; apparently uncommon, and population thought likely to be relatively small. Until recently, not a conservation priority. However, based on a model of future deforestation in the Amazon basin (1), this species is expected to lose about half of its available habitat over three generations (11 years). Given its susceptibility to fragmentation and/or edge effects, its population is projected to decline by ≥50% over this period (2); it was therefore listed as Endangered in 2012 BirdLife International (2014) Species factsheet: Cranioleuca muelleri. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 02/09/2014. . Basic information on ecological requirements, abundance and population trends is urgently needed. Occurs within 3408 km2 Anavilhanas National Park.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding