Bay Wren (Cantorchilus nigricapillus)

Other Names (World)
Bay Wren, Black-capped Wren

Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Size
14.50 - 14.70 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1860)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (208)...)

Bay Wren (Cantorchilus nigricapillus) [XC424704]
by Kent Livezey from Rio Claro reserve, San Francisco, Antioquia, Colombia (call)

Bay Wren (Cantorchilus nigricapillus) [XC694923]
by Kent Livezey from Puerto Vargas Trail, Cahuita National Park, Lim\u00f3n, Costa Rica (song)

Subspecies
Sometimes considered conspecific with Riverside Wren (Cantorchilus semibadius), but differs in plumage and no evidence of intergradation where ranges approach in Costa Rica and western Panama. Separation is also supported by recent DNA analyses. In addition, northern group of unbarred subspecies (costaricensis, castaneus, odicus, reditus) sometimes treated as a separate species. However, in view of intergradation of the two groups in eastern Panama, most authorities merge them into a single species, notwithstanding major plumage differences between the geographical extremes.

The following 7 subspecies are recognised:

costaricensis (Sharpe, 1882) - South-eastern Nicaragua (R Escondido) south through Caribbean drainage to western Panama.
castaneus (Lawrence, 1861) - Western Panama from Veraguas east to Canal Zone.
odicus (Wetmore, 1959) - Escudo de Veraguas I, off north-western Panama.
reditus (Griscom, 1932) - Caribbean slope of eastern Panama.
schottii (Baird, SF, 1864) - Eastern Panama (Dari�n) and north-western Colombia (Antioquia, Choc�).
connectens (Chapman, 1912) - South-western Colombia (Cauca, Nari�o).
nigricapillus (Sclater, 1860) - Western Ecuador (Esmeraldas south to El Oro).

References
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Files:

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