Red-shouldered spinetail

Red-shouldered spinetail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Synallaxis
Vieillot, 1818
Species: S. hellmayri
Binomial name
Synallaxis hellmayri
(Reiser, 1905)
Synonyms

Gyalophylax hellmayri

The red-shouldered spinetail (Synallaxis hellmayri) is a species of bird in a monotypic genus in the ovenbird family. It is endemic to the Caatinga region of north-eastern Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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