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;[[:Category:Thryothorus|Thryothorus]] rufalbus | ;[[:Category:Thryothorus|Thryothorus]] rufalbus | ||
| − | [[Image:Rufus_and_white_wren.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Steve G]] | + | [[Image:Rufus_and_white_wren.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Immature bird. Photo by {{user|Steve_G|Steve G}}<br />Rincon de La Vieja, [[Costa Rica ]], July 2008]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 14-15 cm. Chestnut brown upperparts, darker crown, strong white supercilium, brown stripe through the eye and black streaking on the cheeks. White underparts, black barring on the lower belly and brown flanks. The wings and tail are barred with black. Young birds have duller upperparts and | + | 14-15 cm. Chestnut brown upperparts, darker crown, strong white supercilium, brown stripe through the eye and black streaking on the cheeks. White underparts, black barring on the lower belly and brown flanks. The wings and tail are barred with black. Young birds have duller upperparts and underparts often with dusky markings. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Southwesternmost [[Mexico]] to northern [[Colombia]] and northwestern [[Venezuela]]. | Southwesternmost [[Mexico]] to northern [[Colombia]] and northwestern [[Venezuela]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Five subspecies are recognized: | ||
| + | ''transfinis'' | ||
| + | ''rufalbus'' | ||
| + | ''castanonotus'' | ||
| + | ''cumanensis'' | ||
| + | ''minlosi'' | ||
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| + | A proposal has been put forward to place this species in genus ''[[:Category:Thryophilus|Thryophilus]]''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Dry forests or, in wetter areas, more open scrubby woodland. | Dry forests or, in wetter areas, more open scrubby woodland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
The diet includes insects, spiders and other invertebrates. | The diet includes insects, spiders and other invertebrates. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Thryothorus+rufalbus}} | {{GSearch|Thryothorus+rufalbus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Thryothorus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Thryothorus]] | ||
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- Thryothorus rufalbus
Identification
14-15 cm. Chestnut brown upperparts, darker crown, strong white supercilium, brown stripe through the eye and black streaking on the cheeks. White underparts, black barring on the lower belly and brown flanks. The wings and tail are barred with black. Young birds have duller upperparts and underparts often with dusky markings.
Distribution
Southwesternmost Mexico to northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Five subspecies are recognized: transfinis rufalbus castanonotus cumanensis minlosi
A proposal has been put forward to place this species in genus Thryophilus.
Habitat
Dry forests or, in wetter areas, more open scrubby woodland.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects, spiders and other invertebrates.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
