Cantorchilus Explained

Cantorchilus is a genus of birds in the wren family. Established by Nigel I. Mann, F. Keith Barker, Jeff A. Graves, Kimberly A. Dingess-Mann and Peter J. B. Slater in 2006, it contains 10 species. All of the species assigned to it were previously included in the genus Thryothorus.

Species

• Stripe-breasted wren (Cantorchilus thoracicus)
• Stripe-throated wren (Cantorchilus leucopogon)
• Cabanis's wren (Cantorchilus modestus)
• Canebrake wren (Cantorchilus zeledoni)
• Isthmian wren (Cantorchilus elutus)
• Riverside wren (Cantorchilus semibadius)
• Bay wren (Cantorchilus nigricapillus)
• Superciliated wren (Cantorchilus superciliaris)
• Buff-breasted wren (Cantorchilus leucotis) (probably not monophyletic)
• Fawn-breasted wren (Cantorchilus guarayanus)
• Long-billed wren (Cantorchilus longirostris)
• Grey wren (Cantorchilus griseus)