Cranioleuca

Cranioleuca
Streak-capped spinetail (Cranioleuca albiceps)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Furnariidae
Genus:	Cranioleuca Reichenbach, 1853
Type species
Synallaxis albiceps d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837

The typical spinetails, Cranioleuca, are a genus of Neotropical birds in the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

This is a homogeneous group of small birds that live in forested habitats. The spinetails in this genus differ from those placed in Synallaxis in having shorter tails and being more arboreal. They are less vocal and more frequently join mixed flocks.

Taxonomy and species list

The genus Cranioleuca was introduced in 1853 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach with the light-crowned spinetail as the type species. The name combines the Ancient Greek kranion meaning "skull" with leukos meaning "white".

The genus contains 20 species:

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
File:Thripophaga berlepschi - Russet-mantled Softtail (cropped).jpg	Cranioleuca berlepschi	Russet-mantled softtail	northern Peru
File:Cranioleuca marcapatae - Marcapata Spinetail (ssp. weskei).jpg	Cranioleuca weskei	Vilcabamba spinetail	southern Peru
File:Cranioleuca marcapatae - Marcapata Spinetail (nominate ssp.).jpg	Cranioleuca marcapatae	Marcapata spinetail	southern Peru
-	Cranioleuca albiceps	Light-crowned spinetail	southeastern Peru and Bolivia
File:ARREDIO-DO-RIO (Cranioleuca vulpina) (12298441466).jpg	Cranioleuca vulpina	Rusty-backed spinetail	Colombia, Venezuela, riverine Amazonia and Brazil
-	Cranioleuca dissita	Coiba spinetail	Coiba Island
-	Cranioleuca vulpecula	Parker's spinetail	riverine Amazonia
File:Crested Spinetail.jpg	Cranioleuca subcristata	Crested spinetail	northern Colombia and Venezuela
File:Stripe-crowned Spinetail (Cranioleuca pyrrhophia) (15774695687).jpg	Cranioleuca pyrrhophia	Stripe-crowned spinetail	southern Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay
-	Cranioleuca henricae	Bolivian spinetail	western Bolivia
File:Cranioleuca obsoleta - Olive Spinetail; Urupema, Santa Catarina, Brazil.jpg	Cranioleuca obsoleta	Olive spinetail	South Region, eastern Paraguay and selva misionera
File:Arredio-pálido (Cranioleuca pallida) (cropped).JPG	Cranioleuca pallida	Pallid spinetail	eastern Brazil
File:Joao-de-cabeca-cinza Baturite-CE-110124-E 04391-rawa.jpg	Cranioleuca semicinerea	Grey-headed spinetail	northeastern Brazil
File:Creamy-crestedSpinetail.jpg	Cranioleuca albicapilla	Creamy-crested spinetail	southern Peru
File:Red-faced Spinetail - Colombia S4E4386.jpg	Cranioleuca erythrops	Red-faced spinetail	Talamancan montane forests and Andes of Colombia and Ecuador
File:Cranioleuca demissa - Tepui Spinetail; Mount Roraima, Venezuela.jpg	Cranioleuca demissa	Tepui spinetail	tepuis
Error creating thumbnail:	Cranioleuca hellmayri	Streak-capped spinetail	sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
-	Cranioleuca curtata	Ash-browed spinetail	northern Andes
File:Cranioleuca antisiensis antisiensis - Line-cheeked Spinetail.jpg	Cranioleuca antisiensis	Line-cheeked spinetail	southern Ecuador and Peru
File:Cranioleuca muelleri - Scaled Spinetail; Mazagão, Amapá, Brazil.jpg	Cranioleuca muelleri	Scaled spinetail	lower Amazon river