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| − | + | [[Image:080119 Happy Wren 5227.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|Glen+Tepke|Glen Tepke}}<br />Vallarta Botanical Gardens, near Boca de Tomatlan, Jalisco, [[Mexico]], 19 January 2008]] | |
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;[[:Category:Pheugopedius|Pheugopedius]] felix | ;[[:Category:Pheugopedius|Pheugopedius]] felix | ||
''Thryothorus felix'' | ''Thryothorus felix'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | A medium-sized wren | + | 12·5–14 cm (5-5½ in); A medium-sized wren |
| + | *White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
| + | *Black and white flecked face and neck | ||
| + | *Rufous crown and upper back | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Endemic to western [[Mexico]], from Sonora south to Oaxaca. | Endemic to western [[Mexico]], from Sonora south to Oaxaca. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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Was formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Thryothorus|Thryothorus]]'' with all other species of the genus ''Pheugopedius''. | Was formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Thryothorus|Thryothorus]]'' with all other species of the genus ''Pheugopedius''. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | Six subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''P. f. sonorae'':# | ||
| + | :*Pacific slope of north-western [[Mexico]] (southern Sonora to northern Sinaloa) | ||
| + | *''P. f. pallidus'': | ||
| + | :*West Mexico (central Sinaloa and western Durango to Jalisco and Michoacán) | ||
| + | *''P. f. lawrencii'': | ||
| + | :*María Madre Island (Tres Marías Islands off western Mexico) | ||
| + | *''P. f. magdalenae'': | ||
| + | :*María Magdalena Island (Tres Marías Islands off western Mexico) | ||
| + | *''P. f. felix '': | ||
| + | :* Mexico (south-eastern Jalisco to Michoacán, Guerrero and western Oaxaca) | ||
| + | *''P. f. grandis'': | ||
| + | :*South Mexico (upper Río Balsas drainage to south-western Puebla, northern Guerrero) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Fairly common resident of second-growth and forest edges. | Fairly common resident of second-growth and forest edges. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Their main diet consists of invertebrates, taking items such as beetles, caterpillars and bugs. They also eat some green plant material. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017) |
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Pheugopedius+felix}} | {{GSearch|Pheugopedius+felix}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pheugopedius]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pheugopedius]] | ||
Revision as of 23:16, 19 February 2017
Photo by Glen Tepke
Vallarta Botanical Gardens, near Boca de Tomatlan, Jalisco, Mexico, 19 January 2008
Vallarta Botanical Gardens, near Boca de Tomatlan, Jalisco, Mexico, 19 January 2008
- Pheugopedius felix
Thryothorus felix
Identification
12·5–14 cm (5-5½ in); A medium-sized wren
- White supercilium
- Black and white flecked face and neck
- Rufous crown and upper back
Distribution
Endemic to western Mexico, from Sonora south to Oaxaca.
Taxonomy
Was formerly placed in genus Thryothorus with all other species of the genus Pheugopedius.
Subspecies
Six subspecies are recognized[1]:
- P. f. sonorae:#
- Pacific slope of north-western Mexico (southern Sonora to northern Sinaloa)
- P. f. pallidus:
- West Mexico (central Sinaloa and western Durango to Jalisco and Michoacán)
- P. f. lawrencii:
- María Madre Island (Tres Marías Islands off western Mexico)
- P. f. magdalenae:
- María Magdalena Island (Tres Marías Islands off western Mexico)
- P. f. felix :
- Mexico (south-eastern Jalisco to Michoacán, Guerrero and western Oaxaca)
- P. f. grandis:
- South Mexico (upper Río Balsas drainage to south-western Puebla, northern Guerrero)
Habitat
Fairly common resident of second-growth and forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of invertebrates, taking items such as beetles, caterpillars and bugs. They also eat some green plant material.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Happy Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Happy_Wren
