White-bellied Wren (Uropsila leucogastra)

Other Names (World)
White-bellied Wren, Gould's Wren

Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Size
10 - 10.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Goul, 1837)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest.

Range (Guide)

Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A rapid, rhythmic, 'chip-it-ti-pee'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

White-bellied Wren (Uropsila leucogastra) [XC319773]
by George Wagner from Ixhuatlan del Sureste, Veracruz, Mexico (alarm call)

White-bellied Wren (Uropsila leucogastra) [XC284232]
by Alfonso Auerbach from Leona Vicario, Benito Ju\u00e1rez, Quintana Roo, Mexico (call, song)

Subspecies
Different authorities have suggested that this species should be placed variously in Troglodytes, Henicorhina or Thryothorus. However, in the absence of a convicing argument it is currently retained in its own monotypic genus. Population from southern Quintana Roo to central Belize and northern Honduras may be separable as subspecies australis, with hawkinsi (Coyoles, Honduras) a synonym.

Proposed subspecies grisescens (eastern Mexico) apparently based on soot-discoloured specimens, and thus doubtfully valid.

The following 8 subspecies are recognised:

pacifica (Nelson, 1897) - Western Mexico (Colima, Michoac�n, Guerrero).
leucogastra (Goul, 1837) - Lowlands of eastern Mexico (southern Tamaulipas and eastern San Luis Potos�� south to northern Oaxaca).
centralis Phillips, AR, 1986 - Southern Mexico from northern Puebla east to central Veracruz.
musica (Nelson, 1903) - Southern Mexico (north-eastern Oaxaca, Tabasco, northern Chiapas).
restricta Phillips, AR, 1986 - South-eastern Mexico (northern Yucat�n).
brachyura (Lawrence, 1887) - Central and southern Yucat�n Peninsula (south to Guatemala and Belize) and northern Honduras.
grisescens (Griscom, 1928) - North-eastern Mexico (southern Tamaulipas south at least to eastern San Luis Potos�).
australis (van Rossem, 1938) - South-eastern Mexico (southern Quintana Roo) and Belize. Also local in northern Hondura.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-bellied Wren (Uropsila leucogastra) - 10 files

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