Wrens (Troglodytidae)

Chestnut-breasted Wren (Cyphorhinus thoracicus) - HBW 10, p. 446

French: Troglodyte ferrugineux German: Kastanienbrust-Zaunkönig Spanish: Cucarachero Pechicastaño

Taxonomy: Cyphorhinus thoracicus Tschudi, 1844, mountains of Uchubamba, near Vitoc, Junín, Peru.
May form a superspecies with C. phaeocephalus and C. arada. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • dichrous P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1879 - W & C Andes of Colombia (S from Antioquia) S to N Peru (San Martín).
  • thoracicus Tschudi, 1844 - Peru (Huánuco S to Puno) and W Bolivia.