Black-bellied Wren - BirdForum Opus

Photo by PanamaHarpy
Pipeline Road, Panama, September 2013

Pheugopedius fasciatoventris

Thryothorus fasciatoventris

Identification

15 cm (6 in)

• White supercilium with black upper edging
• Blackish-brown eyestripe

Distribution

Central and South America
Central America: Costa Rica and Panama
South America: Colombia

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• P. f. melanogaster:

• Pacific lowlands of southern Costa Rica to western Panama

• P. f. albigularis:

• Eastern Panama (Canal Zone) to western Colombia (Chocó)

• P. f. fasciatoventris:

• Tropical northern Colombia to Río Magdalena Valley

Was formerly placed in genus Thryothorus with all other species of the genus Pheugopedius.

Habitat

Dense undergrowth thickets and woody vine tangles along moist forest and woodland edges.

Behaviour

Diet

There is little information, but they are known to eat insects and spiders.

Breeding

The dome-shaped nest is built by both adults. It has a circular side entrance and is built from dead leaves and rootlets. The clutch consists of 3 creamy/beige eggs which have faint to dark brown speckles.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
4. BioOne

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Black-bellied Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Black-bellied_Wren

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