Buff-breasted Wren
Cantorchilus leucotis(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1845)
English (US) Buff-breasted Wren
The Buff-breasted Wren (Cantorchilus leucotis) 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
- Cantorchilus leucotis
- Family
- Troglodytidae (Wrens)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Buff-breasted Wren
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 11 subspecies for this species.
- Cantorchilus leucotis galbraithii
- Cantorchilus leucotis conditus
- Cantorchilus leucotis leucotis
- Cantorchilus leucotis collinus
- Cantorchilus leucotis venezuelanus
- Cantorchilus leucotis zuliensis
- Cantorchilus leucotis hypoleucus
- Cantorchilus leucotis bogotensis
- Cantorchilus leucotis albipectus
- Cantorchilus leucotis peruanus
- Cantorchilus leucotis rufiventris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Thryothorus leucotis
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1845)
- Type locality
- 'in Colombia aut Mexico' ; restricted to Honda, Rio Magdalena, Tolima, Colombia by Hellmayr, 1934, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 7, p. 165.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 8 p.338
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Cantorchilus modestus
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Riverside Wren
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Bay Wren
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Superciliated Wren
Cantorchilus superciliaris
Long-billed Wren
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Fawn-breasted Wren
Cantorchilus guarayanus
Grey Wren
Cantorchilus griseus
White-breasted Wood Wren
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Bar-winged Wood Wren
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Grey-breasted Wood Wren
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