Whiskered Wren (Pheugopedius mystacalis) [XC282560]
by Hotel Tinamu from Esmeraldas: Reserva Jatun Sacha de Bilsa, Ecuador (call, calls)
Whiskered Wren (Pheugopedius mystacalis) [XC543328]
by Jerome Fischer from Apia, Ap\u00eda, Risaralda, Colombia (call)
Subspecies
Closely related to Moustached Wren (Pheugopedius genibarbis) and treated as conspecific by some authorities, but has quite distinct song and differs also in habitat requirements.
The following 8 subspecies are recognised:
consobrinus (Madarász, 1904) - Sierra de Perijá and Andes of western Venezuela (southern Lara south to Mérida).
ruficaudatus (von Berlepsch, 1883) - Northern Venezuela (central Falcón and Yaracuy east to Miranda).
tachirensis (Phelps & Gilliard, 1941) - Southern Táchira (Páramo de Tamá), in south-western Venezuela.
saltuensis Bangs, 1910 - Western and central Andes of Colombia.
yananchae (Meyer de Schauensee, 1951) - Eastern Nariño (Yananchá), in south-western Colombia.
mystacalis (Sclater, 1860) - Southern Colombia and western Ecuador.
macrurus (Allen, JA, 1889) - Eastern slope of central Andes and western slope of eastern Andes, in Colombia.
amaurogaster Chapman, 1914 - Eastern slope of eastern Andes, in Colombia.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet