Mexico, in two disjunct populations separated by unsuitable habitat: in west, from south-eastern Sonora south to northern Michoacán and western México; in east, from south-western Tamaulipas south to Hidalgo.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).
Spotted Wren (Campylorhynchus gularis) [XC265983]
by Andrew Spencer from Volcan Fuego, Jalisco, Mexico (call)
Spotted Wren (Campylorhynchus) [XC451696]
by Pritam Baruah from Rancho Santa Barbara, Sonora, Mexico (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Sometimes treated as conspecific with Boucard's Wren (Campylorhynchus jocosus), but the two are quite distinct in appearance and probably occupy slightly different ecological niches. Considerable individual variation in some characters (e.g. degree of spotting on underparts), but differences appear insufficiently constant to warrant separation of distinct subspecies.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet