Plain-tailed Wren (Pheugopedius euophrys) [XC669066]
by David A. Brinkman from Bosque nublado de Roble, Huancavelica, Peru (song)
Plain-tailed Wren (Pheugopedius) [XC275558]
by Patricio Mena Valenzuela from Pichincha: 1-4 km SSW of Tandayapa, Ecuador (duet)
Subspecies
Closely related to, and has been considered to form a superspecies with, Inca Wren (Pheugopedius eisenmanni), but differs markedly in song and (especially the subspecies geographically closest to Inca Wren (Pheugopedius eisenmanni)) in plumage. Neither species responds to playback of the other's song.
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
euophrys (Sclater, 1860) - Western Andes of extreme southern Colombia (Nariño) and Ecuador.
longipes (Allen, JA, 1889) - Eastern Andes of Ecuador.
atriceps Chapman, 1924 - North-western Peru (north-eastern Piura, Cajamarca).
schulenbergi (Parker, TA & O'Neill, 1985) - Northern Peru south of R Marañón (Amazonas, San Martín). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Grey-browed Wren (Pheugopedius schulenbergi).