Inca wren

Inca wren
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae
Genus: Pheugopedius
Species:
P. eisenmanni
Binomial name
Pheugopedius eisenmanni
(Parker & O'Neill, 1985)
Synonyms

Thryothorus eisenmanni

The Inca wren (Pheugopedius eisenmanni) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is endemic to Peru.[2]

Taxonomy and systematics

The Inca wren is monotypic.[2]

Curiously, this species was not detected by professionals until the 1960s and not described until 1985,[3] though it is regularly encountered at Machu Picchu.[4]

Description

The Inca wren is 14.5 to 15.5 cm (5.7 to 6.1 in) long; males weigh 22.0 to 27.0 g (0.78 to 0.95 oz) and females 19.0 to 23.0 g (0.67 to 0.81 oz). The adult male has a dull black crown and nape, a broad white supercilium, and a black and white streaked face. Its shoulders, back, and rump are bright russet and the tail is russet with dusky bars. Its throat is white and the breast and belly are white with bold black streaks. Its flanks are dull yellowish brown. The adult female's crown is charcoal gray, its underparts' streaking is only on the breast, and the tail is less barred than the male's. The juvenile is duller overall, with a brown crown and unstreaked light grayish brown underparts.[4]

Distribution and habitat

The Inca wren is found only in a small area of Peru's Department of Cuzco, on the east side of the Andes at elevations between 1,700 and 3,350 m (5,580 and 10,990 ft). It inhabits the under and middle stories of humid montane forest and its edges. It especially favors dense stands of Chusquea bamboo.[4]

Behavior

Feeding

The Inca wren is known to be insectivorous though details of its diet have been little reported. It forages near the ground in bamboo and other dense foliage, usually in pairs but also in groups of up to six individuals. It seldom joins mixed-species foraging flocks.[4]

Breeding

Almost nothing is known about the Inca wren's breeding phenology. Fledglings have been observed in May.[4]

Vocalization

Male and female Inca wrens sing duets, "a rich, varied, warbled series of whistled phrases" [1]. One call is "a rich tchp or tchp-er, sometimes in chattered series"[2].[4]

Status

The IUCN has assessed the Inca wren as being of Least Concern. Though it has a small range, its population is believed to be increasing.[5] "Given that this species occupies disturbed habitats, it may even benefit, locally, from human activities, such as a low level of clearing for subsistence agriculture and road construction."[4]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Inca Wren Pheugopedius eisenmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (January 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 11.1)". Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Parker, Theodore A.; O'Neill, John P. (1985). "A New Species and a New Subspecies of Thryothorus Wren from Peru". Ornithological Monographs (36). American Ornithologists' Union: 9–15. doi:10.2307/40168273. JSTOR 40168273.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Schulenberg, T.S. and T. Johnson (2020). Inca Wren (Pheugopedius eisenmanni), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY. doi:10.2173/bow.incwre1.01
  5. ^ Parker, Theodore A.; O'Neill, John P. (1985). "A New Species and a New Subspecies of Thryothorus Wren from Peru". Ornithological Monographs (36): 9–15. doi:10.2307/40168273. ISSN 0078-6594. JSTOR 40168273. S2CID 88451030.

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