Sepia-brown Wren
Cinnycerthia olivascensSharpe, RB, 1882
English (US) Sepia-brown Wren
The Sepia-brown Wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens) 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
- Cinnycerthia olivascens
- Family
- Troglodytidae (Wrens)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sepia-brown Wren
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1882
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cinnycerthia olivascens bogotensis
- Cinnycerthia olivascens olivascens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cinnicerthia olivascens
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1882
- Type locality
- Santa Elena, Antioquia, Colombia.
- Original description
- Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum 6 p.184 pl.11
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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