- Pheugopedius rutilus
Thryothorus rutilus
Identification
14cm
- Grey-brown upperparts
- Black bars on tail
- Throat and face sides are speckled black and white
- Rufous breast
- Brownish-white belly
- Brown flanks
- Faint line over the eye
- Short thin bill
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago
South America: Colombia and Venezuela
Taxonomy
Was formerly placed in genus Thryothorus with all other species of the genus Pheugopedius.
Subspecies
Seven subspecies are recognized[1]:
- P. r. hyperythrus:
- Pacific slope of south-western Costa Rica to eastern Panama (Chiriqui to Panama)
- P. r. laetus:
- Northern Colombia (Santa Marta Mountains)
- P. r. hypospodius:
- Eastern Andes of Colombia and extreme western Venezuela (T chira)
- P. r. interior
- Colombia (valley of R¡o Lebrija in Santander)
- P. r. intensus:
- Western Venezuela (Zulia)
- P. r. rutilus:
- Mountains of northern Venezuela (Sucre and Monagua to Lara); winters to Trinidad
- P. r. tobagensis:
Habitat
Undergrowth and dense forest thickets.
Behaviour
Breeding
The nest is a large sphere with a side entrance formed from grass and leaves. It is hidden in tangled undergrowth. The clutch consists of 2-4 brown-blotched white eggs, which is incubated by the female. The young fledge after 16 days.
Diet
They forage in vegetation for insects and centipedes.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-breasted Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-breasted_Wren
