Spot-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius maculipectus (Lafresnaye, 1845)
Troglodytidae — Wrens
Spot-breasted Wren, Pheugopedius maculipectus, is a wren of Middle America, where it is widespread. It belongs to the Troglodytidae and was described by Lafresnaye in 1845. The bird is known from a broad stretch of country that includes Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. It is part of a superspecies with the Rufous-breasted Wren and Speckle-breasted Wren. The IOC recognises five subspecies, while other treatments differ over additional forms. Its range covers varied forest and plantation habitats.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Troglodytidae — Wrens
- Breeding range
- Middle America: widespread
