Gray-mantled Wren - BirdForum Opus

Ssp. branickii
Photo by Stanley Jones
Owlet Lodge, Amazonas, Peru, January 2017

Odontorchilus branickii

Identification

12 cm

• Whitish supercilium

Distribution

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

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• O. b. branickii:

• Tropical and subtropical eastern Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and north-eastern Bolivia

• O. b. minor:

• Western Andes of southern Colombia and extreme northern Ecuador

Habitat

Humid forests generally between 1400–2200 m.

Behaviour

Diet

There is little information, but are know to glean invertebrates high in the canopy, often in mixed flocks.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-mantled Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-mantled_Wren

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