Song Wren
Cyphorhinus phaeocephalusSclater, PL, 1860
English (US) Song Wren
The Song Wren (Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus) 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
- Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus
- Family
- Troglodytidae (Wrens)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Song Wren
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1860
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus richardsoni
- Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus infuscatus
- Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus lawrencii
- Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus propinquus
- Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus chocoanus
- Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus phaeocephalus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cyphorinus phaeocephalus
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1860
- Type locality
- Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.28, no.2 p.291
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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