Spot-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius maculipectus(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1845)
English (US) Spot-breasted Wren
The Spot-breasted Wren (Pheugopedius maculipectus) 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
- Pheugopedius maculipectus
- Family
- Troglodytidae (Wrens)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spot-breasted Wren
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Pheugopedius maculipectus microstictus
- Pheugopedius maculipectus maculipectus
- Pheugopedius maculipectus canobrunneus
- Pheugopedius maculipectus umbrinus
- Pheugopedius maculipectus petersi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Thriothorus maculipectus
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1845)
- Type locality
- Mexico; restricted to Veracruz by Griscom, 1930, Proc. New England Zool. CI., 12, p. 5.
- 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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Rufous-breasted Wren
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Speckle-breasted Wren
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Happy Wren
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Black-throated Wren
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Rufous Wren
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Sepia-brown Wren
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