Southern Chestnut-breasted Wren (Cyphorhinus thoracicus)

Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Size
13.50 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Tschudi, 1844

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 700 - 2,300 m, occasionally up to 2,650 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, 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 (31)...)

Chestnut-breasted Wren (Cyphorhinus thoracicus) [XC829112]
by Jerome Fischer from Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Montezuma trail, Colombia (song)

Chestnut-breasted Wren (Cyphorhinus thoracicus) [XC315030]
by Ross Gallardy from PNN Tatam\u00e1 - Cerro Montezuma, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
May form a superspecies with Song Wren (Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus) and Musician Wren (Cyphorhinus arada).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

dichrous Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1879 - Western and central Andes of Colombia (southern from Antioquia) south to northern Peru (San Mart��n). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Northern Chestnut-breasted Wren (Cyphorhinus dichrous).
thoracicus Tschudi, 1844 - Peru (Hu�nuco south to Puno) and western Bolivia.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Southern Chestnut-breasted Wren (Cyphorhinus thoracicus) - 10 files

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