Red-shouldered spinetail
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| Genus: | Gyalophylax Peters, JL, 1950
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| Species: | G. hellmayri
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| Gyalophylax hellmayri (Reiser, 1905)
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The red-shouldered spinetail (Gyalophylax hellmayri) is a species of bird in the monotypic genus Gyalophylax in the ovenbird family. Many authorities do not recognize this classification and place the red-shouldered spinetail in the genus Synallaxis instead. It is endemic to the Caatinga region of north-eastern Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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