Tawny Tit-Spinetail

Overview

Tawny Tit-Spinetail (Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis) is a species of Ovenbirds (Furnariidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Sylviorthorhynchus; binomial: Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis; authority: (Carriker, 1933).

Distribution

Breeding range: South America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Phylogenetic studies show that S. desmurii and L. yanacensis are sister species in a clade that is sister to the remaining species in Leptasthenura. Move Tawny Tit-Spinetail from Leptasthenura to Sylviorthorhynchus (Derryberry et al. 2011; Dickinson & Christidis 2014; SACC 816).