Cantorchilus
| Cantorchilus | |
|---|---|
| Riverside wren (Cantorchilus semibadius) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Troglodytidae |
| Genus: | Cantorchilus Mann, Barker, Graves, Dingess-Mann & Slater 2006 |
| Type species | |
| Thryothorus longirostris[1] Vieillot, 1819
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| Species | |
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Cantorchilus is a genus of birds in the wren family Troglodytidae. The genus was introduced in 2006 and contains twelve species.
Taxonomy
The genus Cantorchilus was introduced in 2006 by Nigel Mann and coworkers with the type species as Thryothorus longirostris Vieillot, 1819, the long-billed wren.[2][3] The genus name combines the Latin cantus meaning "song" with the Ancient Greek ορχιλος/orkhilos meaning "wren".[4]
Species
The genus contain 12 species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantorchilus modestus | Cabanis's wren | ||
| Cantorchilus zeledoni | Canebrake wren | ||
| Cantorchilus elutus | Isthmian wren | ||
| Cantorchilus leucotis | Buff-breasted wren | northern half of South America | |
| Cantorchilus superciliaris | Superciliated wren | western Ecuador, northwestern Peru | |
| Cantorchilus guarayanus | Fawn-breasted wren | northern Bolivia, southwestern Brazil | |
| Cantorchilus longirostris | Long-billed wren | Caatinga, Atlantic Forest | |
| Cantorchilus griseus | Grey wren | western Amazonia | |
| Cantorchilus semibadius | Riverside wren | ||
| Cantorchilus nigricapillus | Bay wren | ||
| Cantorchilus thoracicus | Stripe-breasted wren | ||
| - | Cantorchilus leucopogon | Stripe-throated wren |
References
- ^ "Troglodytididae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ Mann, N.I.; Barker, F.K.; Graves, J.A.; Dingess-Mann, K.A.; Slater, P.J.B. (2006). "Molecular data delineate four genera of Thryothorus wrens". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 40 (3): 750–759. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.04.014.
- ^ Dickinson, E.C.; Christidis, L., eds. (2014). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 565. ISBN 978-0-9568611-2-2.
- ^ Jobling, James A. "Cantorchilus". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (February 2025). "Dapple-throats, sugarbirds, fairy-bluebirds, kinglets, hyliotas, wrens & gnatcatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 30 September 2025.