The Río Orinoco spinetail (''Synallaxis beverlyae'') is a species of

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in the family Furnariidae. It is found from river island scrub in the lower and middle sections of the main channel of the Río Orinoco in

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and adjacent

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References

* Hilty, S.L. & Ascanio, D. 2009. A new species of spinetail (Furnariidae: ''Synallaxis'') from the Río Orinoco of Venezuela. ''Auk'' 126: 485−492.

External links

SACC Proposal 406 - Recognize newly described ''Synallaxis beverlyae'' Hilty and Ascanio, 2009
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