Itatiaia Spinetail

Itatiaia Spinetail
Itatiaia Spinetail
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Oreophylax
Species: O. moreirae
Binomial name
Oreophylax moreirae
(Ribeiro, 1906)

The Itatiaia Spinetail (Oreophylax moreirae), also known as the Itatiaia Thistletail, is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is the only member of the genus Oreophylax. It is endemic to south-eastern Brazil. Its common name refers to Itatiaia region. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

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