Birds of Peru - Pheugopedius


Coraya Wren (Pheugopedius coraya) Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia
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Found at forest edges where there is more light and therefore denser vegetation.


Inca Wren (Pheugopedius eisenmanni) ENDEMIC Abra Málaga, Cusco, Peru
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Plain-tailed Wren (Pheugopedius euophrys) Andamarca, Junín, Peru The Junin population of the 'schulenbergi' Plain-tailed Wren (Grey-browed Wren) sing differently, and are darker underneath (Athanas).
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Plain-tailed Wren (Pheugopedius euophrys euophrys) Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua, Pichincha province, Ecuador
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This wren seems to be completely tied to Chusquea bamboo. A subspecies in Peru has a different call and is called the Grey-browed Wren in some taxonomies (Athanas).


Moustached Wren (Pheugopedius genibarbis genibarbis) REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil
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Sometimes considered conspecific with the Whiskered Wren of the Andes.


Grey-browed Wren (Pheugopedius schulenbergi) ENDEMIC Peru The 'schulenbergi' race is sometimes called the Grey-browed Wren.
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This wren seems to be completely tied to Chusquea bamboo. This species was split from the Plain-tailed Wren and may overlap with that species north of the Maranon River.


Speckle-breasted Wren (Pheugopedius sclateri paucimaculatus) Ayampe, Manabí, Ecuador
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