Mountain Wren

Photo by Gerald Friesen
East Andes slope, San Isidro’s Lodge, East Andes, Ecuador, April 2018

Troglodytes solstitialis

Identification

10·5–11·5 cm (4-4½ in) Rufous upperside and strong pale supercilium

Similar species

House Wren

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:

• Andes of southern Colombia to Ecuador and northern Peru (Cajamarca)

• 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

1. 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/
2. Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
3. Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mountain Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mountain_Wren

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