Wrens (Troglodytidae)
Whiskered Wren (Thryothorus mystacalis) - HBW 10, p. 420
French: Troglodyte à favoris
German: Bartstreif-Zaunkönig
Spanish: Cucarachero Bigotudo Montano
Other common names: Dusky-tailed Wren (macrurus)
Taxonomy: Thryothorus mystacalis P. L. Sclater, 1860, Pallatanga, Chimborazo, Ecuador.
Closely related to T. genibarbis; treated as conspecific by some authorities, but has quite distinct song and differs also in habitat requirements. Eight subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- consobrinus Madarász, 1904 - Sierra de Perijá and Andes of W Venezuela (S Lara S to Mérida).
- ruficaudatus Berlepsch, 1883 - N Venezuela (C Falcón and Yaracuy E to Miranda).
- tachirensis Phelps, Sr & Gilliard, 1941 - S Táchira (Páramo de Tamá), in SW Venezuela.
- consobrinus Madarász, 1904 - Sierra de Perijá and Andes of W Venezuela (S Lara S to Mérida).
- ruficaudatus Berlepsch, 1883 - N Venezuela (C Falcón and Yaracuy E to Miranda).
- tachirensis Phelps, Sr & Gilliard, 1941 - S Táchira (Páramo de Tamá), in SW Venezuela.
- saltuensis (Bangs, 1910) - W & C Andes of Colombia.
- yananchae Meyer de Schauensee, 1951 - E Nariño (Yananchá), in SW Colombia.
- mystacalis P. L. Sclater, 1860 - S Colombia and W Ecuador.
- macrurus J. A. Allen, 1889 - E slope of C Andes and W slope of E Andes, in Colombia.
- amaurogaster (Chapman, 1914) - E slope of E Andes, in Colombia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird moving on branches Locality Loro Orejiamarillo Natural Reserve, Jardín, Antioquía Department, Colombia (ssp saltuensis)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2007 5 years ago 11 sec 3.2
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San Isidro Area, www.birds-venezuela.de Locality Barinas State, Venezuela
Joe Klaiber 9 October 2005 46 weeks ago 4 -
Brief calls. Locality Recurve-billed Bushbird Reserve, Ocaña, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia
herve jacob 8 February 2013 13 weeks ago 0 -
Calls Locality Yacambú National Park, Lara State, Venezuela
Nacho Areta 1 January 2005 3 years ago 0
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