Mountain Wren (Troglodytes solstitialis)

Other Names (World)
Mountain Wren, Equatorial Wren

Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Size
9 - 11 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater, 1859

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,700 - 3,500 m, occasionally down to 700 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, 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 (15)...)

Mountain Wren (Troglodytes solstitialis) [XC693931]
by Peter Boesman from Chamicero del Perij\u00e1 Proaves Reserve, Cesar, Colombia (call)

Mountain Wren (Troglodytes solstitialis) [XC822946]
by David Monroy Rengifo from Mindo (near San Carlos), Cant\u00f3n San Miguel de Los Bancos, Pichincha, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Sometimes considered to include Santa Marta Wren (Troglodytes monticola), Ochraceous Wren (Troglodytes ochraceus), Rufous-browed Wren (Troglodytes rufociliatus) and Tepui Wren (Troglodytes rufulus) as subspecies. However, recent DNA work strongly indicates that last three of those, at least, are distinct from present species.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

solitarius Todd, 1912 - Mountains of Colombia (except extreme south) and western Venezuela (Perij� Mts and Andes southern from southern Lara).
solstitialis Sclater, 1859 - Extreme southern Colombia south to north-western Peru.
macrourus von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1902 - Eastern slope of Peru southern from San Mart��n.
frater Sharpe, 1882 - Extreme south-eastern Peru (Puno) and Bolivia.
auricularis Cabanis, 1883 - North-western Argentina (south to Tucum�n).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Mountain Wren (Troglodytes solstitialis) - 10 files

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