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Subspecies pallescens
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Chamaya, Marañón Valley, east of Río Marañón. Peru, January, 2017

Campylorhynchus fasciatus

Identification

Upperside striped with pale gray vs dark gray (often shows brownish tinge in photos). Underside similar except that the dark gray in some areas consist of rows of spots rather than true bars.

Similar species

Band-backed Wren

Distribution

South America: found in Ecuador and Peru. In the north only on the west side of the Andes, further south has also been reported on the east side.

Taxonomy

Taxonomy

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• C. f. pallescens:

• Arid south-western Ecuador to north-western Peru (Tumbes, Piura and Lambayeque)

• C. f. fasciatus:

• Arid western Peru (southern Piura to Huánuco and northern Lima)

Habitat

Can be found at both low and high level sub-tropical and tropical areas of dry and moist forests, also in coastal shrub.

Behaviour

This large wren is noisy and very energetic.

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. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Fasciated Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Fasciated_Wren

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