Creamy-crested Spinetail
NameCreamy-crested Spinetail
Common NameCreamy-crested Spinetail
Scientific NameCranioleuca albicapilla
FamilyFurnariidae
Wingspan (cm)21
Length (cm)15.5
Weight (g)14
Plumage DetailsFeatures a striking creamy-white crest and a pale face. The upperparts are brownish, contrasting with bright rufous wings and a long, graduated rufous tail. Underparts are whitish to pale buff.
Vocalization / CallIts vocalization is a rapid, high-pitched trill or series of notes, often accelerating and descending in pitch towards the end.
Primary Dietinsectivore
Primary Habitatsforest, mountain
Conservation Statusleast-concern
Geographic RangeEndemic to the Andes of central and southern Peru, primarily found in the departments of Ayacucho, Apurímac, Cusco, and Puno.
Identifying Featurescreamy-white crest, rufous wings, long rufous tail, active foraging, montane forest habitat
Description
This small, active passerine is characterized by its prominent creamy-white crest and rufous wings and tail. It typically forages for insects in the understory and mid-story of montane forests, often as part of mixed-species flocks.
