Ash-browed Spinetail vs Sulphur-throated Spinetail

Cranioleuca curtata compared with Cranioleuca sulphurifera

Key Differences

• Ash-browed Spinetail is Vulnerable while Sulphur-throated Spinetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash-browed Spinetail	Sulphur-throated Spinetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Furnariidae	Furnariidae
Genus same	Cranioleuca	Cranioleuca
Species	Cranioleuca curtata	Cranioleuca sulphurifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Ash-browed Spinetail and Sulphur-throated Spinetail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cranioleuca.

Conservation Status

Ash-browed Spinetail

VU — Vulnerable

Sulphur-throated Spinetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash-browed Spinetail	Sulphur-throated Spinetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash-browed Spinetail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Sulphur-throated Spinetail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Ash-browed Spinetail

Ash-browed spinetail (Cranioleuca curtata) is a species in the genus Cranioleuca. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway