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Cactus Wren

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1835)

English (US) Cactus Wren

The Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Troglodytidae (Wrens) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Cactus Wren
Described by
(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1835)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Picolaptes brunneicapillus
Described by
(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1835)
Type locality
California, error = coast region of southern Sonora, Mexico designated by Bangs, 1930, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 70, p. 313.
Original description
Magasin de Zoologie 5 cl.2 [p.23] pl.47

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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