Peruvian wren
The Peruvian wren (Cinnycerthia peruana) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It formerly included the sepia-brown wren or Sharpe's wren (C. olivascens) and the fulvous wren (C. fulva) as subspecies, but with all three under the common name sepia-brown wren. As presently defined, the Peruvian wren is endemic to dense undergrowth of humid Andean forests in Peru.
Peruvian wren | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Troglodytidae |
Genus: | Cinnycerthia |
Species: | C. peruana |
Binomial name | |
Cinnycerthia peruana (Cabanis, 1873) | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Cinnycerthia peruana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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