Wrens (Troglodytidae)
Coraya Wren (Thryothorus coraya) - HBW 10, p. 423
French: Troglodyte coraya
German: Corayazaunkönig
Spanish: Cucarachero Coraya
Taxonomy: Turdus coraya J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Substantial vocal and plumage differences between lowland and highland populations in Venezuela suggest the possibility that more than one species are involved. Ten subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ridgwayi Berlepsch, 1889 - E Venezuela (S Delta Amacuro, E Bolívar) and W Guyana (W of R Essequibo).
- coraya (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - Guyana (E of R Essequibo), Suriname, French Guiana and adjacent N Brazil (E of Manaus).
- caurensis Berlepsch & Hartert, 1902 - E & SE Colombia, S Venezuela (S Bolívar, S Amazonas) and N Brazil (E to Manaus).
- ridgwayi Berlepsch, 1889 - E Venezuela (S Delta Amacuro, E Bolívar) and W Guyana (W of R Essequibo).
- coraya (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - Guyana (E of R Essequibo), Suriname, French Guiana and adjacent N Brazil (E of Manaus).
- caurensis Berlepsch & Hartert, 1902 - E & SE Colombia, S Venezuela (S Bolívar, S Amazonas) and N Brazil (E to Manaus).
- obscurus J. T. Zimmer & Phelps, Sr, 1947 - Auyán-tepui, in E Bolívar (E Venezuela).
- barrowcloughianus Aveledo & Pérez, 1994 - tepuis of SE Bolívar (Roraima, Cuquenán), in SE Venezuela.
- griseipectus Sharpe, 1882 - E Ecuador, NE Peru (N of R Marañón) and adjacent extreme W Brazil.
- albiventris Taczanowski, 1882 - N Peru (E slopes of Andes in San Martín).
- amazonicus Sharpe, 1882 - E Peru S of R Marañón (S Loreto S to Huánuco).
- cantator Taczanowski, 1874 - C Peru (E Junín).
- herberti Ridgway, 1888 - N Brazil S of Amazon (from R Tapajós E to R Tocantins and W Maranhão).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a dense bush calling twice Locality Shiripuno River, Pastaza Province, Ecuador (ssp griseipectus)
Josep del Hoyo 26 August 2007 4 years ago 23 sec 3.4 -
A bird in dense vegetation Locality Escalera Road, Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp obscurus)
Peter Nash 14 November 2005 6 years ago 18 sec 3.3 -
A duetting pair in some vine tangles. Locality Brownsberg National Park, Suriname (ssp coraya)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 22 July 2011 24 weeks ago 29 sec 3 -
A brief and poor view of a bird in a dense bush Locality Shiripuno River, Pastaza Province, Ecuador (ssp griseipectus)
Josep del Hoyo 26 August 2007 4 years ago 10 sec 2.5
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An individual in hand
Locality French Guiana
maxcobigo 25 October 2009 2 years ago 3.5
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Song from a pair Locality Petit-Saut, Cayenne, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 19 June 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
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Call Locality Peru
Fabrice Schmitt 5 July 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Two birds emiting alarm calls. Locality Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas State, Brazil
(ssp caurensis)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2011 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.3
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