Tepui Wren (Troglodytes rufulus)

Other Names (World)
Tepui Wren, Roraima Wren

Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Size
12 - 13 cm

First Described (Guide)
Cabanis, 1849

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,000 - 2,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Guyana, 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)...)

Tepui Wren (Troglodytes rufulus) [XC388373]
by id from Acampamento base do Monte Roraima, Venezuela (song)

Tepui Wren (Troglodytes rufulus) [XC66272]
by Alexandre Renaudier from cerro roraima base camp, Bolivar, Venezuela (song)

Subspecies
Sometimes regarded as conspecific with Mountain Wren (Troglodytes solstitialis), but recent DNA work indicates that it is a separate species.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

yavii Phelps & Phelps Jr, 1949 - Tepuis of northern Amazonas (Sipapo, Guanay, Yavi), in southern Venezuela.
marahuacae Phelps Jr & Aveledo, 1984 - Cerro Marahuaca, in central Amazonas.
duidae Chapman, 1929 - Tepuis of central Amazonas (Duida, Par�, Huachamacari) and southern Bol��var (Jaua, Sarisari�ama).
wetmorei Phelps & Phelps Jr, 1955 - Cerro de la Neblina, in southern Amazonas, presumably also in immediately adjacent northern Brazil.
fulvigularis Zimmer, JT & Phelps, 1945 - Auy�n-tepui, Ptari-tepui, Chimant�-tepui and Sororop�n-tepui, in south-eastern Bol��var.
rufulus Cabanis, 1849 - Subtropical zones of Mt Roraima and Uei-tepui, on Venezuela-Guyana border, presumably also in immediately adjacent northern Brazil.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Tepui Wren (Troglodytes rufulus) - 10 files

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