Timberline Wren (Thryorchilus browni)
About the Timberline Wren
The timberline wren (Thryorchilus browni) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Costa Rica and western Panama. The timberline wren is the only member of genus Thryorchilus, but its taxonomy at the subspecies level is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) considers it to be monotypic. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Birds of the World lists three subspecies, but notes that this treatment is disputed and that timberline wren should be "perhaps better considered monotypic." The Clements taxonomy and the Handbook of Birds of the World list the same three subspecies without comment. The three disputed subspecies are the nominate Thryorchilus browni browni, T. b. ridgwayi, and T. b. basultoi.
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- Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusrecording
- American Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivarecording
- Ashy-throated Bush TanagerChlorospingus canigularisrecording
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbularecording
- BananaquitCoereba flaveolarecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.