About Synallaxis subpudica P.L.Sclater, 1874
Description: The silvery-throated spinetail (Synallaxis subpudica P.L.Sclater, 1874) is 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in) long. Males and females have identical plumage. Adults have a thin light cinnamon supercilium on an otherwise grayish brown face. Their forecrown is grayish brown, while their hindcrown and nape are rufous-chestnut; their back, rump, and uppertail coverts are brown. Their wing coverts and the base of their flight feathers are chestnut, and the remaining portions of the flight feathers are brown. Their tail is a slightly darker brown than the back; it is very long, and the feathers lack barbs at their tips, which creates a spiny appearance. Their throat is gray with faint darker mottling and a blackish center. Their underparts are dull grayish brown with an olive tinge, and are lighter in color on the belly. Their iris is dark reddish brown, their maxilla is blackish gray, their mandible is gray, and their legs and feet are gray. Juveniles have a gray crown.
Distribution and habitat: The silvery-throated spinetail is found in Colombia's Eastern Andes, from northern Boyacá Department north into Santander Department. It primarily lives at the edges of montane evergreen forest, including both primary and secondary forest, as well as second-growth scrublands. It also occurs in the undergrowth along cloudforest edges and in regrowing forest clearings. Most individuals are found between 2,100 and 3,200 m (6,900 and 10,500 ft) in elevation, but the species occurs as low as 1,300 m (4,300 ft).
