Wrens (Troglodytidae)
Mountain Wren (Troglodytes solstitialis) - HBW 10, p. 439
French: Troglodyte montagnard
German: Andenzaunkönig
Spanish: Chochín Montañés
Other common names: Equatorial Wren
Taxonomy: Troglodytes solstitialis P. L. Sclater, 1859, Matos and Pinipi, near Riobamba, Chimborazo, Ecuador.
Sometimes considered to include T. monticola, T. ochraceus, T. rufociliatus and T. rufulus as races; recent DNA work, however, strongly indicates that last three of those, at least, are distinct from present species. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- solitarius Todd, 1912 - mountains of Colombia (except extreme S) and W Venezuela (Perijá Mts and Andes S from S Lara).
- solstitialis P. L. Sclater, 1859 - extreme S Colombia S to NW Peru.
- macrourus Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1902 - E slope of Peru S from San Martín.
- solitarius Todd, 1912 - mountains of Colombia (except extreme S) and W Venezuela (Perijá Mts and Andes S from S Lara).
- solstitialis P. L. Sclater, 1859 - extreme S Colombia S to NW Peru.
- macrourus Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1902 - E slope of Peru S from San Martín.
- frater Sharpe, 1882 - extreme SE Peru (Puno) and Bolivia.
- auricularis Cabanis, 1883 - NW Argentina (S to Tucumán).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird singing. Locality Satipo Road, Junín Department, Peru (ssp macrourus)
Yoel Jimenez 8 November 2012 4 weeks ago 39 sec 4.5 -
A bird calling from a bush. Locality Satipo Road, Junín Department, Peru (ssp macrourus)
Yoel Jimenez 8 November 2012 18 weeks ago 16 sec 4.4 -
in the bush Locality Satipo Road, Junín Department, Peru (ssp macrourus)
Daniêl Jimenez 8 November 2012 16 weeks ago 32 sec 4.2 -
A bird climbing down a tree and flying away Locality Yala, Jujuy Province, Argentina (ssp auricularis)
Barry Attridge 16 December 2006 5 years ago 10 sec 3.7 -
one bird in the bush Locality Junín Department, Peru (ssp macrourus)
Daniêl Jimenez 11 November 2012 17 weeks ago 12 sec 3.1
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A young bird walking on a branch.
Locality Chingaza National Park, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 22 May 2008 4 years ago 3.8 -
on a twig
Locality Paty Trail, Carpish Pass, Huánuco Department, Peru
Lior Kislev 28 November 2009 1 year ago 3.7 -
A small bird searching bugs.
Locality Chía, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
Juan Sebastián Páramo 25 February 2013 15 weeks ago 3.5 -
sitting on branch, reaching out
Locality Abra Barro Negro, Amazonas Department, Peru (ssp macrourus)
Niels Poul Dreyer 10 July 2005 3 years ago 3.3
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Song. Locality Los Cedros Reserve, Imbabura Province, Ecuador
(ssp solstitialis)
Scott Olmstead 20 June 2008 3 years ago 0 -
Call notes. Locality Podocarpus National Park, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador
(ssp solstitialis)
Scott Olmstead 23 March 2008 3 years ago 0
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