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[[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]]
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[[Image:Rufous and White Wren Thryothorus rufabus Juvenile.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|PanamaHarpy|PanamaHarpy}}<br />La Mesa-El Valle, [[Panama]], October 2011]]
 
;[[:Category:Thryophilus|Thryophilus]] rufalbus
 
;[[:Category:Thryophilus|Thryophilus]] rufalbus
 
''Thryothorus rufalbus''
 
''Thryothorus rufalbus''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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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.
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14-15 cm<br />
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*Chestnut brown upperparts
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*Darker crown
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*Strong white [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]]
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*Brown eye stripe
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*Black streaking on the cheeks
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*White underparts
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*Black barring on the lower belly
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*Brown flanks
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*Black-barred wings and tail<br />
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Young birds: duller upperparts; underparts may have dusky markings
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Southwesternmost [[Mexico]] to northern [[Colombia]] and northwestern [[Venezuela]].
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[[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]<br />
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'''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]]<br />
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'''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Five subspecies are recognized:
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Was formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Thryothorus|Thryothorus]]'' like all other species of the genus ''Thryophilus''.
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''transfinis''
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====Subspecies====
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''rufalbus''
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Five subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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''castanonotus''
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*''T. r. transfinis'':
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''cumanensis''
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:*Southern [[Mexico]] (Pacific slope of extreme south-western Chiapas)
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''minlosi''
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*''T. r. rufalbus'':
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:*Highlands of [[Guatemala]] and [[El Salvador]]
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*''T. r. castanonotus'':
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:*Pacific slope of [[Nicaragua]] to [[Costa Rica]] and western [[Panama]]
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*''T. r. cumanensis'':
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:*Caribbean coast of northern [[Colombia]] to north-eastern [[Venezuela]] (Par¡a Peninsula)
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*''T. r. minlosi'':
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:*Tropical eastern [[Colombia]] to north-western Venezuela
  
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Was formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Thryothorus|Thryothorus]]'' like all other species of the genus ''Thryophilus''.
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Two additional subspecies ''sylvus'' and ''skutchi'' are no longer recognised by most authorities<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Dry forests or, in wetter areas, more open scrubby woodland.
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Damp semi-deciduous forest.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
 
The diet includes insects, spiders and other invertebrates.
 
The diet includes insects, spiders and other invertebrates.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Avibase
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#Wikipedia
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Thryophilus+rufalbus}}
 
{{GSearch|Thryophilus+rufalbus}}
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[[Category:Birds]]  [[Category:Thryophilus]]
 
[[Category:Birds]]  [[Category:Thryophilus]]

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Juvenile
Photo by PanamaHarpy
La Mesa-El Valle, Panama, October 2011
Thryophilus rufalbus

Thryothorus rufalbus

Identification

14-15 cm

  • Chestnut brown upperparts
  • Darker crown
  • Strong white supercilium
  • Brown eye stripe
  • Black streaking on the cheeks
  • White underparts
  • Black barring on the lower belly
  • Brown flanks
  • Black-barred wings and tail

Young birds: duller upperparts; underparts may have dusky markings

Distribution

Central and South America
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela

Taxonomy

Was formerly placed in genus Thryothorus like all other species of the genus Thryophilus.

Subspecies

Five subspecies are recognized[1]:

  • T. r. transfinis:
  • Southern Mexico (Pacific slope of extreme south-western Chiapas)
  • T. r. rufalbus:
  • T. r. castanonotus:
  • T. r. cumanensis:
  • T. r. minlosi:
  • Tropical eastern Colombia to north-western Venezuela

Two additional subspecies sylvus and skutchi are no longer recognised by most authorities[1].

Habitat

Damp semi-deciduous forest.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects, spiders and other invertebrates.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia

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External Links

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