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Photo by Stanley Jones
Coclé Province, Panama, February, 2011

Thryophilus rufalbus

Thryothorus rufalbus

Identification

14-15 cm

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

Chestnut brown upperparts
Darker crown
Strong white supercilium from eye backwards
Lores brown
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: side of head less strongly marked, underparts may have dusky markings, duller upperparts.

Distribution

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

Taxonomy

Subspecies minlosi
Photo by Luis R
Osma, Estado Vargas, Venezuela, September 2014

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:

Highlands of Guatemala and El Salvador

T. r. castanonotus:

Pacific slope of Nicaragua to Costa Rica and western Panama

T. r. cumanensis:

Caribbean coast of northern Colombia to north-eastern Venezuela (Par¡a Peninsula)

T. r. minlosi:

Tropical eastern Colombia to north-western Venezuela

Two additional subspecies sylvus and skutchi are no longer recognised by most authorities^[1]. Comments have made clear that these subspecies may cover more than one species.

Habitat

Damp semi-deciduous forest.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects, spiders and other invertebrates.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Avibase
Wikipedia

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-and-white Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-and-white_Wren

External Links

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-;[[:Category:Thryothorus|Thryothorus]] rufalbus
+[[Image:Rufous-and-white Wren La Mesa Panama.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br /> Coclé Province,  [[Panama]], February, 2011]]
-[[Image:Rufus_and_white_wren.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Steve G]]
+;[[:Category:Thryophilus|Thryophilus]] rufalbus
+''Thryothorus rufalbus''
 ==Identification==
--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 buff-tinged underparts.
+-15 cm<br />
+[[Image:Rufous and White Wren Thryothorus rufabus Juvenile.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|PanamaHarpy|PanamaHarpy}}<br />La Mesa-El Valle, [[Panama]], October 2011]]
+*Chestnut brown upperparts
+*Darker crown
+*Strong white [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] from eye backwards
+*Lores brown
+*Brown eye stripe
+*Black streaking on the cheeks
+*White underparts
+*Black barring on the lower belly
+*Brown flanks
+*Black-barred wings and tail<br />
+Young birds: side of head less strongly marked, underparts may have dusky markings, duller upperparts.
 ==Distribution==
-Southwesternmost [[Mexico]] to northern [[Colombia]] and northwestern [[Venezuela]].
+[[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]<br />
+'''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]]<br />
+'''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]]
+==Taxonomy==
+[[Image:Rufous-and-White Wren 1 copy.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''minlosi''<br />Photo by {{user|Luis+R|Luis R}}<br />Osma, Estado Vargas, [[Venezuela]], September 2014]]
+Was formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Thryothorus|Thryothorus]]'' like all other species of the genus ''Thryophilus''.
+====Subspecies====
+Five subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
+*''T. r. transfinis'':
+:*Southern [[Mexico]] (Pacific slope of extreme south-western Chiapas)
+*''T. r. rufalbus'':
+:*Highlands of [[Guatemala]] and [[El Salvador]]
+*''T. r. castanonotus'':
+:*Pacific slope of [[Nicaragua]] to [[Costa Rica]] and western [[Panama]]
+*''T. r. cumanensis'':
+:*Caribbean coast of northern [[Colombia]] to north-eastern [[Venezuela]] (Par¡a Peninsula)
+*''T. r. minlosi'':
+:*Tropical eastern [[Colombia]] to north-western Venezuela
+Two additional subspecies ''sylvus'' and ''skutchi'' are no longer recognised by most authorities<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. Comments have made clear that these subspecies may cover more than one species.
-==Taxonomy==
 ==Habitat==
-Dry forests or, in wetter areas, more open scrubby woodland.
+Damp semi-deciduous forest.
 ==Behaviour==
+====Diet====
 The diet includes insects, spiders and other invertebrates.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase
+#Wikipedia
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Thryothorus+rufalbus}}
+{{GSearch|"Thryophilus rufalbus" {{!}} "Thryothorus rufalbus" {{!}} "Rufous-and-white Wren"}}
-[[Category:Birds]] [[category:incomplete]] [[Category:Thryothorus]]
+{{GS-checked}}1<br /><br />
+[[Category:Birds]]  [[Category:Thryophilus]]