Line-cheeked Spinetail

Cranioleuca antisiensis

The line-cheeked spinetail is an arboreal species of bird in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is a common species in the Andes in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, woodland and scrub. It is distinguished from other species by its distribution, behaviour and white supercilium. There are two recognized subspecies, which are in reality a gradient in morphology and plumage from one extreme to the other.

Scientific name

Cranioleuca antisiensis

Family

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

IUCN status

LC