Wrens (Troglodytidae)

Long-billed Wren (Thryothorus longirostris) - HBW 10, p. 430

French: Troglodyte à long bec German: Langschnabel-Zaunkönig Spanish: Cucarachero Piquilargo

Taxonomy: Thryothorus longirostris Vieillot, 1819, Brazil.
Forms a superspecies with T. leucotis, T. superciliaris and T. guarayanus; treated by some authors as conspecific with first of those. Race bahiae possibly a separate species, differing from nominate in plumage, voice and habitat. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • bahiae (Hellmayr, 1903) - NE Brazil, from Ceará and Piauí S to Bahia and N & E Minas Gerais.
  • longirostris Vieillot, 1819 - coastal region of E Brazil, from SE Bahia S to E Santa Catarina.