Rufous-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-naped Wren, Rufous-naped Cactus-wren, Sclater's Wren (humilis), Hooded Cactus-wren, Rufous-backed Wren (capistratus group), Veracruz Wren

Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lesson, 1838)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua.

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

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Veracruz Wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha) [XC86799]
by Oveth Fuentes from Fields around Chichicaxtle, Mexico (song)

Veracruz Wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha) [XC540006]
by Manuel Grosselet from Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico (alarm call)

Subspecies
Some authors divide subspecies into three informal groups: humilis; nominate; and the four remaining southernmost subspecies. Subspecies humilis and nigricaudatus intergrade in southern Mexico (Chiapas).

The following 8 subspecies are recognised:

humilis (Lesson, 1838) - Western Mexico (Colima east to western Chiapas). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Sclater's Wren (Campylorhynchus humilis).
rufinucha (Lesson, 1838) - Eastern Mexico (Veracruz and adjacent northern Oaxaca).
nigricaudatus (Nelson, 1897) - Southern Mexico (Chiapas) and western Guatemala. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rufous-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus capistratus).
castaneus Ridgway, 1888 - Interior of Guatemala east to Honduras and Nicaragua. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rufous-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus capistratus).
capistratus (Lesson, 1842) - Pacific coast of El Salvador and Nicaragua south to north-western Costa Rica. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Rufous-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus capistratus).
nicoyae A. R. Phillips, 1986 - Nicoya Peninsula, in north-western Costa Rica. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rufous-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus capistratus).
xerophilus (Griscom, 1930) - Motagua Valley (Guatemala). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rufous-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus capistratus).
nicaraguae (Miller & Griscom, 1925) - Nicaragua. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rufous-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus capistratus).

References
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Files:

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