Chestnut-breasted Wren - BirdForum Opus

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Valle Del Cauca, Colombia, 1 March 2023

Cyphorhinus thoracicus

Identification

Much of the bird is dark brown with rich rufous throat, breast, upper belly, and sides of neck. The dark bill had a curious raised area near the base. The area around the eye shows bare, blue skin.

Variation

The color of the underside varies slightly between the northern and southern subspecies. The vocal variation is even stronger.

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• C.t. dichrous:

• Central and Western Andes of Colombia to Peru (San Martín)

• C.t. thoracicus:

• Tropical and subtropical eastern slope of Andes of south-eastern Peru (Huánuco to Puno)

Habitat

Understory of humid montane forests.

Behaviour

This species occurs in social units each consisting of a pair to a family group, which holds a territory they co-operate in defending using song and display.

Diet

The diet consists mostly of insects.

Breeding

They build a dome shaped nest.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Tello and Katan 2010. Ornitologia Neotropical 21:47-57
3. Schulenberg, T. S. & Stotz, D. F. & Lane, D. F. & O'Neill, J. P. & Parker III, T. A. & Egg, A. B. (2010). Birds of Peru: Revised and Updated Edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691130231
4. Kroodsma, D. E., J. del Hoyo, D. Brewer, N. Collar, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Chestnut-breasted Wren (Cyphorhinus thoracicus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.chbwre1.01

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-breasted Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-breasted_Wren

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