Leptasthenura

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Tyranni
Infraordo: Tyrannides
Parvordo: Furnariida
Superfamilia: Furnarioidea

Familia: Furnariidae
Genus: Leptasthenura
Species: L. aegithaloides – L. andicola – L. fuliginiceps – L. pileata – L. platensis – L. setaria – L. striata – L. striolata – L. xenothorax

Species transferred to Sylviorthorhynchus: L. yanacensis
[acc. SACC 816]
Name

Leptasthenura Reichenbach, 1853

Typus: Synnalaxis (sic) aegithaloïdes Kittlitz, 1839 = Synallaxis aegithaloides = Leptasthenura aegithaloides

Synonyms

Bathmidura Reichenbach, 1853​ Handb.spec.Orn.(Icon.Syn.Av.no.10) p.145 p.163
Bathmicercus Fitzinger, 1863
Dendrophylax Hellmayr, 1925
Leptostenura [variation]

References
Primary references

Reichenbach, H.G.L. 1853. Handbuch der speciellen Ornithologie. Icones ad synopsin avium no.10. Scansoriae i–ii, 145–218. Dresden und Leipzig. Expedition Vollständigsten Naturgeschichte. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.102901 BHL Reference page. First availability p.145 BHL Original description p.160 BHL

Additional references

Derryberry, E., Claramunt, S., Derryberry, G., Chesser, R.T., Cracraft, J., Aleixo, A., Pérez-Emán, J., Remsem, Jr, J.V. & Brumfield, R.T. 2011. Lineage diversification and morphological evolution in a large-scale continental radiation: the Neotropical ovenbirds and woodcreepers (Aves: Furnariidae). Evolution 65: 2973–2986. DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01374.x PDF Reference page.

Vernacular names
English: Tit-spinetails
español: Tijerales; coluditos

Tit-spinetails are small passerine birds of the genus Leptasthenura, belonging to the ovenbird family Furnariidae. They are found in South America, particularly the southern and Andean parts of the continent. They are somewhat similar to birds of the tit family in their shape and feeding behaviour, hence the first part of their name. The "spinetail" part of their name refers to their long, pointed tail feathers. Tit-spinetails have short rounded wings, short pointed bills and are mainly brown in colour. Their nests are built in holes or in the old nests of other birds.
Taxonomy

The genus Leptasthenura was introduced in 1853 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach.[1] The name combines the Ancient Greek leptos meaning "thin", asthenēs meaning "weak" and oura meaning "tail".[2] The type species was designated as the plain-mantled tit-spinetail by George Robert Gray in 1855.[3][4]
Species

The genus contains nine species:[5]

Andean tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura andicola
Streak-backed tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura striata
Rusty-crowned tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura pileata
White-browed tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura xenothorax
Striolated tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura striolata
Plain-mantled tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura aegithaloides
Tufted tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura platensis
Brown-capped tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura fuliginiceps
Araucaria tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura setaria

The tawny tit-spinetail is placed together with Des Murs's wiretail in the genus Sylviorthorhynchus.[5]
References

Reichenbach, Ludwig (1853). "Icones ad synopsin avium No. 10 Scansoriae A". Handbuch der speciellen Ornithologie (in German). Dresden und Leipzig: Expedition Vollständigsten Naturgeschichte. pp. 145–218 [145, 160].
Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 27.
Peters, James Lee, ed. (1951). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 74.
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2021). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 June 2021.