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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | Differ from [[Moustached Wren]] in having grey underparts versus tawny in [[Moustached Wren]], and even more significantly in voice. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | Along the Andes of [[Venezuela]], [[Colombia]], and [[Ecuador]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Eight subspecies are recognized | + | Eight subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. |
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| + | This species was for a while placed as a subspecies of [[Moustached Wren]] but is now again seen as a full species. | ||
A proposal has been put forward to place this species in genus ''[[:Category:Pheugopedius|Pheugopedius]]''. | A proposal has been put forward to place this species in genus ''[[:Category:Pheugopedius|Pheugopedius]]''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Mostly at mid elevation, more rarely in lowland: forest edges, clearings, second growth, almost always in dense undergrowth such as heliconia. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Difficult to see but easy to hear. | ||
| + | Voice is rich gurgling sound, relatively slow. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}} | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}} | ||
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- Thryothorus mystacalis
Identification
Similar Species
Differ from Moustached Wren in having grey underparts versus tawny in Moustached Wren, and even more significantly in voice.
Distribution
Along the Andes of Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador.
Taxonomy
Eight subspecies are recognized1.
This species was for a while placed as a subspecies of Moustached Wren but is now again seen as a full species.
A proposal has been put forward to place this species in genus Pheugopedius.
Habitat
Mostly at mid elevation, more rarely in lowland: forest edges, clearings, second growth, almost always in dense undergrowth such as heliconia.
Behaviour
Difficult to see but easy to hear.
Voice is rich gurgling sound, relatively slow.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
