Red-shouldered spinetail
| Red-shouldered spinetail | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Gyalophylax Peters, JL, 1950 |
| Species: | G. hellmayri |
| Binomial name | |
| Gyalophylax hellmayri (Reiser, 1905) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The red-shouldered spinetail (Gyalophylax hellmayri) is a species of bird in the monotypic genus Gyalophylax in the ovenbird family. Many authorities do not recognize this classification and place the red-shouldered spinetail in the genus Synallaxis instead. It is endemic to the Caatinga region of north-eastern Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Synallaxis hellmayri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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