Superciliated Wren (Cantorchilus superciliaris)

Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Size
14.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lawrence, 1869)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From sea-level - 1,850 m.

Range (Guide)

Ecuador, Peru.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (36)...)

Superciliated Wren (Cantorchilus superciliaris) [XC242327]
by John V. Moore from Guayas: 3 km E Punta Blanca, Ecuador (call, calls)

Superciliated Wren (Cantorchilus superciliaris) [XC865911]
by Juan Freile from Puna, subida al cerro Zambapala, Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Buff-breasted Wren (Cantorchilus leucotis), Fawn-breasted Wren (Cantorchilus guarayanus) and Long-billed Wren (Cantorchilus longirostris) and sometimes treated as conspecific with Buff-breasted Wren (Cantorchilus leucotis), but distinct in vocalizations and ecology.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

superciliaris (Lawrence, 1869) - Western Ecuador (Manab�� south to Guayas).
baroni (Hellmayr, 1902) - Southern Ecuador (El Oro, Loja) and western Peru (south to Ancash).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Superciliated Wren (Cantorchilus superciliaris) - 10 files

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