Black-throated Wren (Pheugopedius atrogularis)

Other Names (World)
Black-throated Wren, Northern Black-throated Wren

Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvin, 1864

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama.

Caribbean lowlands and foothills in south-eastern Nicaragua (southern from about San Juan del Norte), Costa Rica (extending west to Pacific slope on some volcanoes), and western Panama (western Bocas del Toro); recently found also in eastern Honduras.

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 (39)...)

Black-throated Wren (Pheugopedius atrogularis) [XC517681]
by Jelle Scharringa from La Selva biological station, Heredia, Costa Rica (song)

Black-throated Wren (Pheugopedius atrogularis) [XC181613]
by Peter Boesman from La Selva Biological Station, Sarapiqui, Heredia, Costa Rica (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Formerly regarded as conspecific with Sooty-headed Wren (Pheugopedius spadix), but the two are quite distinct in plumage and song and are widely separated geographically.

References
See References.

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