Whiskered Wren (Pheugopedius mystacalis) [XC860717]
by Juan Freile from Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, Pichincha, Parroquia Nanegalito, Nueva Granada, Hacienda Los Yumbos, Ecuador (song)
Whiskered Wren (Pheugopedius mystacalis) [XC299436]
by Diana Manco from Bojac\u00e1, Cundinamarca, Colombia (call)
Subspecies
Closely related to Moustached Wren (Pheugopedius genibarbis) and treated as conspecific by some authorities, but has quite distinct song and differs also in habitat requirements.
The following 8 subspecies are recognised:
consobrinus (Madarász, 1904) - Sierra de Perijá and Andes of western Venezuela (southern Lara south to Mérida).
ruficaudatus (von Berlepsch, 1883) - Northern Venezuela (central Falcón and Yaracuy east to Miranda).
tachirensis (Phelps & Gilliard, 1941) - Southern Táchira (Páramo de Tamá), in south-western Venezuela.
saltuensis Bangs, 1910 - Western and central Andes of Colombia.
yananchae (Meyer de Schauensee, 1951) - Eastern Nariño (Yananchá), in south-western Colombia.
mystacalis (Sclater, 1860) - Southern Colombia and western Ecuador.
macrurus (Allen, JA, 1889) - Eastern slope of central Andes and western slope of eastern Andes, in Colombia.
amaurogaster Chapman, 1914 - Eastern slope of eastern Andes, in Colombia.