Itatiaia Spinetail | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Furnariidae |
Genus: | Oreophylax |
Species: | O. moreirae |
Binomial name | |
Oreophylax moreirae (Ribeiro, 1906) |
The Itatiaia Spinetail (Oreophylax moreirae), also known as the Itatiaia Thistletail, is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is the only member of the genus Oreophylax. It is endemic to south-eastern Brazil. Its common name refers to Itatiaia region. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.