Moustached Wren (Pheugopedius genibarbis)

Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
Swainson, 1837

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Peru.

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 (202)...)

Moustached Wren (Pheugopedius genibarbis) [XC530511]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Andara\u00ed, State of Bahia, Brazil (call, song)

Moustached Wren (Pheugopedius genibarbis) [XC206695]
by Eric DeFonso from Reserva Ecol\u00f3gica de Guapi A\u00e7u (REGUA), RJ, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Closely related to Whiskered Wren (Pheugopedius mystacalis) and treated as conspecific by some authorities, but has quite distinct song and differs also in habitat requirements.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

juruanus (von Ihering, H, 1905) - Upper Amazonia in eastern Peru (Ucayali) and western Brazil (east to R Madeira and upper R Purus), probably also into northern and western Bolivia.
genibarbis Swainson, 1837 - Eastern Brazil from R Madeira east to Atlantic coast (Maranh�o south to Esp��rito Santo).
intercedens (Hellmayr, 1908) - Central Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goi�s).
bolivianus Todd, 1913 - Amazonian Bolivia (northern Santa Cruz).

References
See References.

Files:

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