Southern Chestnut-breasted Wren (Cyphorhinus thoracicus)

Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Size
13.50 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Tschudi, 1844

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 700 - 2,300 m, occasionally up to 2,650 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

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

Chestnut-breasted Wren (Cyphorhinus thoracicus) [XC277134]
by Alejandro Pinto-G\u00f3mez from ECOAN Lodge, Abra Patricia, San Martin, Peru (song)

Chestnut-breasted Wren (Cyphorhinus thoracicus) [XC529462]
by David Monroy Rengifo from Parque Regional Ucumar\u00ed, Colombia (call, song)

Subspecies
May form a superspecies with Song Wren (Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus) and Musician Wren (Cyphorhinus arada).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

dichrous Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1879 - Western and central Andes of Colombia (southern from Antioquia) south to northern Peru (San Mart��n). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Northern Chestnut-breasted Wren (Cyphorhinus dichrous).
thoracicus Tschudi, 1844 - Peru (Hu�nuco south to Puno) and western Bolivia.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Southern Chestnut-breasted Wren (Cyphorhinus thoracicus) - 10 files

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