Rufous-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius rutilus(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
English (US) Rufous-breasted Wren
The Rufous-breasted Wren (Pheugopedius rutilus) 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 rutilus
- Family
- Troglodytidae (Wrens)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-breasted Wren
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Pheugopedius rutilus hyperythrus
- Pheugopedius rutilus tobagensis
- Pheugopedius rutilus rutilus
- Pheugopedius rutilus intensus
- Pheugopedius rutilus laetus
- Pheugopedius rutilus interior
- Pheugopedius rutilus hypospodius
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Thryothorus rutilus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
- Type locality
- 'l'Amerique septentrionale' ; restricted to Trinidad, British West Indies by Hellmayr, 1906, Novit. Zool., 13, p. 6.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 34 p.55
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Wrens
Plain-tailed Wren
Pheugopedius euophrys
Grey-browed Wren
Pheugopedius schulenbergi
Inca Wren
Pheugopedius eisenmanni
Whiskered Wren
Pheugopedius mystacalis
Moustached Wren
Pheugopedius genibarbis
Coraya Wren
Pheugopedius coraya
Spot-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius maculipectus
Speckle-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius sclateri
Happy Wren
Pheugopedius felix
Black-throated Wren
Pheugopedius atrogularis
Rufous Wren
Cinnycerthia unirufa
Sepia-brown Wren
Cinnycerthia olivascens
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