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Vilcabamba spinetail
Cranioleuca marcapatae - Marcapata Spinetail (ssp. weskei).jpg
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Cranioleuca
Species:
weskei
Cranioleuca marcapatae weskei map.svg
Synonyms

Cranioleuca marcapatae weskei
Remsen, 1984

The Vilcabamba spinetail (Cranioleuca weskei) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Peru. It was originally thought that the bird was a subspecies of the Marcapata spinetail however, later research by del Hoyo et al. showed that the Vilcabamba spinetail was actually a separate species.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

See also

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