Song Wren - BirdForum Opus

Adult, subspecies lawrencii
Photo by PanamaHarpy
Pipeline Road near Quebrada Juan Grande, Panama, April 2016

Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus

Identification

13–15 cm (5-6 in)

• Large white area around eye
• Chestnut face, throat and chin

Distribution

Central and South America:
Central America: Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
South America: Colombia and Ecuador

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Juvenile, subspecies lawrencii
Photo by Gerald Friesen
Gamboa Region, Panama, February 2014

There are 5 subspecies^[1]:

• C. p. richardsoni:

• Caribbean lowlands of south-eastern Honduras to Nicaragua

• C. p. infuscatus:

• Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica and extreme north-western Panama

• C. p. lawrencii:

• Lowlands of eastern Panama to north-western Colombia

• C. p. propinquus:

• Tropical lowlands of north-western Colombia (Bolívar and Santander)

• C. p. phaeocephalus:

• Pacific lowlands of south-western Colombia to western Ecuador (south to El Oro)

Habitat

They are to be found in humid lowland forests and wet secondary growth at heights from sea-leve to 700 m. Occaionally to 1000 m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet seems to consist entirely of small insects and spiders which are gleaned on or near the ground.

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
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Song Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Song_Wren

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