Happy Wren

Pheugopedius felix (Sclater, PL, 1860)

Happy Wren, Pheugopedius felix, is a wren of the family Troglodytidae found in Mexico. It is restricted to the Pacific slope of western Mexico, ranging from Sonora to Oaxaca, and it also occurs on islands off the Mexican coast. The species shows marked geographical variation, and six subspecies are recognised. These include forms in southern Sonora and northern Sinaloa, central Sinaloa and adjacent inland areas, the Islas Marías, the Balsas River basin, and the nominate race in south-western Mexico from Jalisco to Oaxaca.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Troglodytidae — Wrens

Breeding range

Middle America: Mexico