Rufous Wren
Cinnycerthia unirufa(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1840)
English (US) Rufous Wren
The Rufous Wren (Cinnycerthia unirufa) 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 unirufa
- Family
- Troglodytidae (Wrens)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous Wren
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1840)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cinnycerthia unirufa unirufa
- Cinnycerthia unirufa chakei
- Cinnycerthia unirufa unibrunnea
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Limnornis unirufus
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1840)
- Type locality
- 'Santa-Fe-de-Bogota', Colombia.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 3 p.105
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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