Rufous wren

Rufous wren
Yanacocha Reserve, Ecuador
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae
Genus: Cinnycerthia
Species:
C. unirufa
Binomial name
Cinnycerthia unirufa
(Lafresnaye, 1840)

The rufous wren (Cinnycerthia unirufa) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

There are three subspecies:[2]

  • C. u. unirufa - northeastern Colombia and the extreme west of Venezuela
  • C. u. unibrunnea - most of Colombia, Ecuador, and the extreme north of Peru
  • C. u. chakei - the Perijá Mountains on the border of Colombia and Venezuela
  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cinnycerthia unirufa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22711351A94290399. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22711351A94290399.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Rufous Wren (Cinnycerthia unirufa) (Lafresnaye, 1840)". Avibase. Retrieved 2015-01-18.