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Scaled Spinetail

Cranioleuca muelleri
Family
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
scaspi1, SCSP
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyOvenbirds and Woodcreepers (Furnariidae)
SpeciesCranioleuca muelleri
Codesscaspi1, SCSP
Identification

The Scaled Spinetail (Cranioleuca muelleri) is a member of the Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code scaspi1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Scaled Spinetail photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Cranioleuca muelleri

Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: scaspi1