Caribbean lowlands and foothills in south-eastern Nicaragua (southern from about San Juan del Norte), Costa Rica (extending west to Pacific slope on some volcanoes), and western Panama (western Bocas del Toro); recently found also in eastern Honduras.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Black-throated Wren (Pheugopedius atrogularis) [XC106127]
by Mike Nelson from La Tirimbina Lodge, Costa Rica (song)
Black-throated Wren (atrogularis) [XC11123]
by Patrice Adret from New Greytown, Nicaragua (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Formerly regarded as conspecific with Sooty-headed Wren (Pheugopedius spadix), but the two are quite distinct in plumage and song and are widely separated geographically.