Sharpe's Wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens)

Other Names (World)
Sharpe's Wren, Sepia-brown Wren

Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1881

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,500 - 3,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B), Ecuador (B), Peru (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (106)...)

Sepia-brown Wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens) [XC144656]
by Diego Calder\u00f3n (Colecci\u00f3n de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt) from ECOAN Lodge, Abra Patricia, San Martin, Peru (call, song)

Sepia-brown Wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens) [XC242409]
by Niels Krabbe from Napo: 3.5 km SE Cosanga, Ecuador (call, song, calls)

Subspecies
Cinnycerthia peruana (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Peruvian Wren (Cinnycerthia peruana), Sharpe's Wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens) and Fulvous Wren (Cinnycerthia fulva) following SACC (2005).

Formerly treated as conspecific with Peruvian Wren (Cinnycerthia peruana) and Fulvous Wren (Cinnycerthia fulva).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

olivascens Sharpe, 1881 - Western and central Andes of Colombia (southern from Antioquia) south to extreme northern Peru.
bogotensis (Matschie, 1885) - Western slope of eastern Andes of Colombia (Santander south to Cundinamarca).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Sharpes Wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens) - 10 files

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