Veracruz Wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha) [XC58119]
by Manuel Grosselet from Chavarillo, Veracruz, Mexico (call)
Veracruz Wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha) [XC489365]
by Macario Fern\u00e1ndez Popo from Cansaburro Actopan, Veracruz, Mexico (call, song)
Subspecies
Some authors divide subspecies into three informal groups: humilis; nominate; and the four remaining southernmost subspecies. Subspecies humilis and nigricaudatus intergrade in southern Mexico (Chiapas).
The following 8 subspecies are recognised:
humilis (Lesson, 1838) - Western Mexico (Colima east to western Chiapas). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Sclater's Wren (Campylorhynchus humilis).
nigricaudatus (Nelson, 1897) - Southern Mexico (Chiapas) and western Guatemala. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rufous-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus capistratus).
castaneus Ridgway, 1888 - Interior of Guatemala east to Honduras and Nicaragua. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rufous-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus capistratus).
capistratus (Lesson, 1842) - Pacific coast of El Salvador and Nicaragua south to north-western Costa Rica. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Rufous-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus capistratus).
nicoyae A. R. Phillips, 1986 - Nicoya Peninsula, in north-western Costa Rica. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rufous-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus capistratus).
xerophilus (Griscom, 1930) - Motagua Valley (Guatemala). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rufous-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus capistratus).
nicaraguae (Miller & Griscom, 1925) - Nicaragua. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rufous-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus capistratus).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet