Plain Wren (Cantorchilus modestus)

Other Names (World)
Plain Wren, Cabanis's Wren, Modest Wren

Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cabanis, 1861)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From sea-level - 1,900 m.

Range (Guide)

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

Population
Estimated population is 500,000 - 4,999,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (33)...)

Cabanis's Wren (Cantorchilus modestus) [XC327694]
by Bobby Wilcox from Fince de Santa Theresa del Mogoton, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua (song)

Cabanis's Wren (Cantorchilus modestus) [XC268704]
by Orlando Jarqu\u00edn G. from nr Boa Vista, La Concordia, Chiapas, Mexico (song)

Subspecies
Frequently treated as conspecific with Thryothorus zeledoni, but the two differ substantially in song and plumage.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

modestus (Cabanis, 1861) - Southern Mexico (extreme eastern Oaxaca, Chiapas), central and southern Guatemala, western Honduras and El Salvador southern in Pacific watershed to Costa Rica.
elutus (Bangs, 1902) - Pacific drainage of Panama from about Costa Rican border to just east of Canal Zone.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Plain Wren (Cantorchilus modestus) - 10 files

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