Sooty-headed Wren (Pheugopedius spadix)

Other Names (World)
Sooty-headed Wren, Southern Black-throated Wren, Smoky-headed Wren

Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Size
14.50 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bangs, 1910)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 400 - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Panama.

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)...)

Sooty-headed Wren (Pheugopedius) [XC428485]
by Daniel Cadena (Colecci\u00f3n de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt) from RNA Las Tangaras, Choco, Colombia (song)

Sooty-headed Wren (Pheugopedius spadix) [XC763571]
by Arcadio Marin from La Vega, Cundinamarca, Colombia (call)

Subspecies
Formerly regarded as conspecific with Black-throated Wren (Pheugopedius atrogularis), but the two are quite distinct in plumage and song and are widely separated geographically.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

xerampelinus (Bangs, 1910) - Pacific slope of extreme eastern Panama (Dari�n).
spadix (Bangs, 1910) - Pacific lowlands of Colombia from Choc� south to Nari�o, in northern also extending east to middle Magdalena Valley (in Santander).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Sooty-headed Wren (Pheugopedius spadix) - 10 files

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