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[[Image:MountainWrenSJ.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />[[Zamora-Chinchipe Province]], [[Ecuador]], November, 2014]] | [[Image:MountainWrenSJ.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />[[Zamora-Chinchipe Province]], [[Ecuador]], November, 2014]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Rufous upperside and strong pale supercilium | + | Rufous upperside and strong pale [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] |
====Similar species==== | ====Similar species==== | ||
[[House Wren]] | [[House Wren]] | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Five subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | Five subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| − | *''T. s. solitarius'' | + | *''T. s. solitarius'': |
| − | *''T. s. solstitialis'' | + | :*Andes of [[Colombia]] and western [Venezuela]] |
| − | *''T. s. macrourus'' | + | *''T. s. solstitialis'': |
| − | *''T. s. frater'' | + | :*Andes of southern Colombia to [[Ecuador]] and northern [[Peru]] (Cajamarca) |
| − | *''T. s. auricularis'' | + | *''T. s. macrourus'': |
| − | + | :*Andes of east-central Peru (southern Amazonas to Cusco) | |
| + | *''T. s. frater'': | ||
| + | :*Andes of extreme south-eastern Peru (Puno) to [[Bolivia]] | ||
| + | *''T. s. auricularis'': | ||
| + | :*Andes of north-western [[Argentina]] (south to Tucumán and Catamarca) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Montane forests and edge. | Montane forests and edge. | ||
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Frequently in mixed flocks. Feeds both low and high within the forest | Frequently in mixed flocks. Feeds both low and high within the forest | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 |
| − | # Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8 | + | #Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8 |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Troglodytes+solstitialis}} | {{GSearch|Troglodytes+solstitialis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Troglodytes]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Troglodytes]] | ||
Revision as of 21:42, 28 October 2016
- Troglodytes solstitialis
Identification
Rufous upperside and strong pale supercilium
Similar species
Distribution
Andes of north-western Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and north-western Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Five subspecies are recognized[1]:
- T. s. solitarius:
- Andes of Colombia and western [Venezuela]]
- T. s. solstitialis:
- T. s. macrourus:
- Andes of east-central Peru (southern Amazonas to Cusco)
- T. s. frater:
- Andes of extreme south-eastern Peru (Puno) to Bolivia
- T. s. auricularis:
- Andes of north-western Argentina (south to Tucumán and Catamarca)
Habitat
Montane forests and edge.
Behaviour
Frequently in mixed flocks. Feeds both low and high within the forest
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/
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mountain Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mountain_Wren
