title: Poecilurus
text: # Poecilurus
  
  Poecilurus is an obsolete genus of birds formerly classified in the Furnariidae (ovenbird) family from South America. It contained three species:
  
  * White-whiskered spinetail
  * Hoary-throated spinetail
  * Ochre-cheeked spinetail
  
  Today all major authorities include these species in the genus Synallaxis, but unlike the other members of that genus, species formerly classified in the genus Poecilurus have closely webbed, broad-tipped, and soft tail feathers. Despite this difference, genetic evidence supports maintaining them in Synallaxis.
  
  