Spot-breasted Wren (Pheugopedius maculipectus)
About the Spot-breasted Wren
The spot-breasted wren (Pheugopedius maculipectus) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. The spot-breasted wren has at times been treated as conspecific with rufous-breasted wren (P. rutilus) and speckle-breasted wren (P. sclateri). They do form a superspecies. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes five subspecies: P. m. microstictus Griscom (1930) P. m. maculopectus Lafresnaye (1845) P. m. canobrunneus Ridgway (1887) P. m. umbrinus Ridgway (1887) P. m. petersi Griscom (1930) The Clements taxonomy recognizes a sixth subspecies: P. m. varians Griscom (1930) BirdLife International (BLI) does not recognize either petersi or varians, considering them "indistinguishable from umbrinus".
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