Whiskered Wren (Pheugopedius mystacalis)

Other Names (World)
Whiskered Wren, Dusky-tailed Wren (macrurus)

Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Size
15.50 - 16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1860)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,200 - 2,400 m, occasionally up to 2,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (69)...)

Whiskered Wren (Pheugopedius mystacalis) [XC764060]
by Joost van Bruggen from Susa, Cundinamarca, Colombia (call)

Whiskered Wren (Pheugopedius mystacalis) [XC525797]
by Fabio Agudelo Zapata from PNN Chicaque, vereda Fute, Colombia (?)

Subspecies
Closely related to Moustached Wren (Pheugopedius genibarbis) and treated as conspecific by some authorities, but has quite distinct song and differs also in habitat requirements.

The following 8 subspecies are recognised:

consobrinus (Madar�sz, 1904) - Sierra de Perij� and Andes of western Venezuela (southern Lara south to M�rida).
ruficaudatus (von Berlepsch, 1883) - Northern Venezuela (central Falc�n and Yaracuy east to Miranda).
tachirensis (Phelps & Gilliard, 1941) - Southern T�chira (P�ramo de Tam�), in south-western Venezuela.
saltuensis Bangs, 1910 - Western and central Andes of Colombia.
yananchae (Meyer de Schauensee, 1951) - Eastern Nari�o (Yananch�), in south-western Colombia.
mystacalis (Sclater, 1860) - Southern Colombia and western Ecuador.
macrurus (Allen, JA, 1889) - Eastern slope of central Andes and western slope of eastern Andes, in Colombia.
amaurogaster Chapman, 1914 - Eastern slope of eastern Andes, in Colombia.

References
See References.

Files:

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