Coiba Spinetail
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The Coiba Spinetail, Cranioleuca dissita, is a Furnariid endemic to Coiba Island, Panama
. This primarily arboreal species is fairly common within its range. Despite this, it may be considered vulnerable due to its small range. It is not rated by IUCN, where it is included as a subspecies
of the Rusty-backed Spinetail
.
Coiba Spinetails are a ruddy brown with olive-brown underparts, a long rufous
tail, rufous wings and crown, and a gray-streaked brown head. They forage either singularly or in pairs in dense tangles of vines. Sometimes it flocks with other species of bird. It rarely comes out into the open.
While typically considered a subspecies of the South American Rusty-backed Spinetail, some authorities have argued for species status for the Coiba Spinetail based on differences in habitat, voice, and plumage, and the large distance between the range of it and the Rusty-backed Spinetail.
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
. This primarily arboreal species is fairly common within its range. Despite this, it may be considered vulnerable due to its small range. It is not rated by IUCN, where it is included as a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of the Rusty-backed Spinetail
Rusty-backed Spinetail
The Rusty-backed Spinetail is a Neotropical species of bird in the Furnariidae family. The taxon from Panama is sometimes considered a separate species, the Coiba Spinetail The Rusty-backed Spinetail (Cranioleuca vulpina) is a Neotropical species of bird in the Furnariidae family. The taxon from...
.
Coiba Spinetails are a ruddy brown with olive-brown underparts, a long rufous
Rufous
Rufous is a colour that may be described as reddish-brown or brownish-red, as of rust or oxidised iron.The first recorded use of rufous as a colour name in English was in the year 1782....
tail, rufous wings and crown, and a gray-streaked brown head. They forage either singularly or in pairs in dense tangles of vines. Sometimes it flocks with other species of bird. It rarely comes out into the open.
While typically considered a subspecies of the South American Rusty-backed Spinetail, some authorities have argued for species status for the Coiba Spinetail based on differences in habitat, voice, and plumage, and the large distance between the range of it and the Rusty-backed Spinetail.