''Pheugopedius'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
wrens
Wrens are a family of brown passerine birds in the predominantly New World family Troglodytidae. The family includes 88 species divided into 19 genera. Only the Eurasian wren occurs in the Old World, where, in Anglophone regions, it is comm ...
in the family
Troglodytidae whose species were formerly included in ''
Thryothorus
The Carolina wren (''Thryothorus ludovicianus'') is a common species of wren that is a resident in the eastern half of the United States of America, the extreme south of Ontario, Canada, and the extreme northeast of Mexico. Severe winters restri ...
''. It contains the following species:
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Black-throated wren
The black-throated wren (''Pheugopedius atrogularis'') is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Taxonomy and systematics
The black-throated wren was previously treated as conspecific ...
(''Pheugopedius atrogularis'')
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Rufous-breasted wren (''Pheugopedius rutilus'')
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Moustached wren (''Pheugopedius genibarbis'')
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Coraya wren (''Pheugopedius coraya'')
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Plain-tailed wren
The plain-tailed wren (''Pheugopedius euophrys'') is a species of songbird in the family Troglodytidae. It has a mostly rufous body with a gray, black, and white striped head. It is found in the Andes of southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern P ...
(''Pheugopedius eophrys'')
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Black-bellied wren (''Pheugopedius fasciatoventris'')
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Sooty-headed wren
The sooty-headed wren (''Pheugopedius spadix'') is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Colombia and Panama.
Taxonomy and systematics
The sooty-headed wren was previously treated as conspecific with the black-throate ...
(''Pheugopedius spadix'')
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Speckle-breasted wren (''Pheugopedius sclateri'')
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Happy wren
The happy wren (''Pheugopedius felix'') is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is endemic to the Pacific slope of western Mexico, from the state of Sonora to the state of Oaxaca, and also on islands west of the Mexican coast. As ...
(''Pheugopedius felix'')
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Inca wren
The Inca wren (''Pheugopedius eisenmanni'') is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is endemic to Peru.
Taxonomy and systematics
The Inca wren is monotypic.
Curiously, this species was not detected by professionals until the 196 ...
(''Pheugopedius eismanni'')
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Spot-breasted wren (''Pheugopedius maculipectus'')
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Whiskered wren (''Pheugopedius mystacalis'')
Higher-level bird taxa restricted to the Neotropics
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