Sooty-headed Wren (Pheugopedius spadix) [XC82606]
by Andrew Spencer from RNA Arrierito Antioque\u00f1o, Anor\u00ed, Antioquia, Colombia (call)
Sooty-headed Wren (Pheugopedius) [XC609260]
by Arcadio Marin from La Delfina, Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia (song)
Subspecies
Formerly regarded as conspecific with Black-throated Wren (Pheugopedius atrogularis), but the two are quite distinct in plumage and song and are widely separated geographically.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
xerampelinus (Bangs, 1910) - Pacific slope of extreme eastern Panama (Darién).
spadix (Bangs, 1910) - Pacific lowlands of Colombia from Chocó south to Nariño, in northern also extending east to middle Magdalena Valley (in Santander).