Rufous-breasted Wren (Pheugopedius rutilus)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-breasted Wren, Bush Wren, Speckled Wren, Jungle Wren, Trinidad Jungle Wren

Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1819)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,900 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

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 (37)...)

Rufous-breasted Wren (Pheugopedius rutilus) [XC254214]
by Oscar Campbell from Altamira Edo Barinas, Venezuela (song)

Rufous-breasted Wren (Pheugopedius rutilus) [XC738220]
by Daniel Hern\u00e1ndez from El Valle de Ant\u00f3n, Cocl\u00e9 Province, Panama (song)

Subspecies
Sometimes treated as conspecific with Spot-breasted Wren (Pheugopedius maculipectus) and Maranon Wren (Pheugopedius sclateri), despite great differences in plumage and vocalizations.

The following 7 subspecies are recognised:

hyperythrus (Salvin & Godman, 1880) - Pacific slope of Costa Rica and western Panama (east to R Chep�, in Dari�n).
laetus (Bangs, 1898) - Northern Colombia (Santa Marta, Magdalena) and extreme north-western Venezuela (Perij� Mts).
rutilus (Vieillot, 1819) - Northern and western Venezuela (coastal mountains from Falc�n east to Sucre and Monagas, both slopes of Andes from north-western Lara south to T�chira) and Trinidad.
tobagensis Hellmayr, 1921 - Tobago.
intensus Todd, 1932 - South-western Venezuela (north-western T�chira).
interior Todd, 1932 - Western slope of eastern Andes (Lebrija Valley, in Santander), in Colombia.
hypospodius (Salvin & Godman, 1880) - Eastern slope of eastern Andes of Colombia (Boyac�, Meta).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-breasted Wren (Pheugopedius rutilus) - 10 files

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