Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus (Lesson, RP 1842)
The rufous-backed wren is a songbird of the family Troglodytidae. It is a resident breeding species from southwest Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Troglodytidae
Genus:
Campylorhynchus
Scientific:
Campylorhynchus capistratus
Original description
Citation:
(Lesson, RP 1842)
Reference:
Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne
5 p.174
Protonym:
Picolaptes capistrata
Type locality:
Realejo, Nicaragua.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/51063#page/184/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
9ABE68154A952737
Avibase ID:
avibase-9ABE6815
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9ABE6815
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 915941
Geographic range:
- Campylorhynchus capistratus capistratus: eastern Guatemala, and coastal Honduras to Nicaragua and northwestern Costa Rica
- Campylorhynchus capistratus castaneus: west-central Honduras (Sula Valley)
- Campylorhynchus capistratus xerophilus: Motagua Valley, in interior of Guatemala
- Campylorhynchus capistratus nicaraguae: interior of western Nicaragua
Rufous-backed Wren
Danish:
Sortkronet Kaktussmutte
German:
Rostrücken-Zaunkönig
Spanish:
Cucarachero dorsicastaño
Estonian:
akaatsiakäblik
French:
Troglodyte à dos roux
Dutch:
Roodrugwinterkoning
Polish:
strzyż rdzawogrzbiety
Slovak:
oriešok hrdzavochrbtý
Swedish:
kastanjeryggig gärdsmyg
Chinese:
棕背曲嘴鹪鹩
Chinese (Traditional):
棕背曲嘴鷦鷯
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Rufous-backed Wren ( Campylorhynchus capistratus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 66th suppl.): Rufous-backed Wren ( Campylorhynchus capistratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rufous-backed Wren ( Campylorhynchus capistratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Rufous-backed Wren ( Campylorhynchus capistratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Rufous-backed Wren ( Campylorhynchus capistratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Rufous-backed Wren ( Campylorhynchus capistratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Rufous-backed Wren ( Campylorhynchus capistratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Rufous-backed Wren ( Campylorhynchus capistratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Rufous-backed Wren ( Campylorhynchus capistratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Rufous-backed Wren ( Campylorhynchus capistratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Rufous-backed Wren ( Campylorhynchus capistratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Rufous-backed Wren ( Campylorhynchus capistratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Rufous-backed Wren ( Campylorhynchus capistratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Rufous-backed Wren ( Campylorhynchus capistratus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Rufous-naped Wren (Guatemalan) ( Campylorhynchus rufinucha [capistratus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Rufous-naped Wren (Guatemalan) ( Campylorhynchus rufinucha [capistratus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Rufous-naped Wren (Guatemalan) ( Campylorhynchus rufinucha [capistratus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Rufous-naped Wren (Guatemalan) ( Campylorhynchus rufinucha [capistratus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Rufous-naped Wren (Guatemalan) ( Campylorhynchus rufinucha [capistratus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Rufous-naped Wren (Guatemalan) ( Campylorhynchus rufinucha [capistratus Group]) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Campylorhynchus [rufinucha, humilis or capistratus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Danish: Sortkronet Kaktussmutte
German: Rostrücken-Zaunkönig
English: Rufous-backed Wren, Rufous-naped Wren (Guatemalan)
Spanish: Cucarachero dorsicastaño
Estonian: akaatsiakäblik
French: Troglodyte à dos roux, Troglodyte à nuque rousse (à dos roux), Troglodyte à nuque rousse (forme du Guatemala), Troglodyte à nuque rousse (Guatemala)
Japanese (romaji): akaerisabotenmisosazai (capistratus guru-pu)
Japanese: アカエリサボテンミソサザイ (capistratus グループ)
Scientific: Campylorhynchus capistratus, Campylorhynchus capistratus capistratus, Campylorhynchus rufinucha [capistratus Group], Campylorhynchus rufinucha [capistratus], Campylorhynchus rufinucha capistratus, Picolaptes capistrata
Dutch: Roodnek-winterkoning (capistratus groep), Roodrugwinterkoning
Polish: strzyż rdzawogrzbiety
Slovak: oriešok hrdzavochrbtý
Swedish: kastanjeryggig gärdsmyg
Chinese: 棕背曲嘴鹪鹩
Chinese (Traditional): 棕背曲嘴鷦鷯
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