Wrens (Troglodytidae)
Happy Wren (Thryothorus felix) - HBW 10, p. 423
French: Troglodyte joyeux
German: Buntwangen-Zaunkönig
Spanish: Cucarachero Feliz
Taxonomy: Thryothorus felix P. L. Sclater, 1860, Juquila, Oaxaca, Mexico.
In past, suggested as possibly conspecific with T. maculipectus. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- sonorae (van Rossem, 1930) - S Sonora and N Sinaloa, in NW Mexico.
- pallidus Nelson, 1899 - C Sinaloa and W Durango S to Jalisco and NW Michoacán.
- lawrencii Ridgway, 1878 - María Madre I (Tres Marías Group), off Nayarit (W Mexico).
- sonorae (van Rossem, 1930) - S Sonora and N Sinaloa, in NW Mexico.
- pallidus Nelson, 1899 - C Sinaloa and W Durango S to Jalisco and NW Michoacán.
- lawrencii Ridgway, 1878 - María Madre I (Tres Marías Group), off Nayarit (W Mexico).
- magdalenae Nelson, 1898 - María Magdalena I (Tres Marías Group).
- grandis Nelson, 1900 - drainage of R Balsas (S México, Morelos, SW Puebla, N Guerrero), in W Mexico.
- felix P. L. Sclater, 1860 - SW Mexico from SE Jalisco S to W Oaxaca.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched and looking around Locality San Blas, Nayarit State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp pallidus)
Paul Clarke 14 March 2001 4 years ago 8 sec 4 -
A bird in a tree, singing. Locality La Soledad, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp felix)
Josep del Hoyo 16 April 2009 2 years ago 43 sec 3 -
A bird moving among branches and calling. Locality La Soledad, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp felix)
Josep del Hoyo 16 April 2009 2 years ago 30 sec 2.8
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A bird on a branch.
Locality La Soledad, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp felix)
Josep del Hoyo 16 April 2009 2 years ago 2.7 -
A bird in a tree.
Locality La Soledad, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp felix)
Josep del Hoyo 16 April 2009 2 years ago 2.3
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A bird making harsh alarm calls.
Locality La Soledad, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern)
(ssp felix)
Josep del Hoyo 16 April 2009 2 years ago 3 -
A bird singing.
Locality La Soledad, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern)
(ssp felix)
Josep del Hoyo 16 April 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Short song phrases. Locality Sonora State, Mexico (Northern)
(ssp sonorae)
Scott Olmstead 20 August 2009 2 years ago 3
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