Pheugopedius | |
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Rufous-breasted wren (Pheugopedius rutilus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Troglodytidae |
Genus: | Pheugopedius Cabanis, 1851 |
Type species | |
Pheugopedius genibarbis [1] Cabanis, 1851 |
Pheugopedius is a genus of wrens in the family Troglodytidae that are found in Central and South America.
The genus Pheugopedius was introduced in 1851 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis to accomodate a single species, Pheugopedius genibarbis a junior synonym of Thryothorus genibarbis Swainson, 1837, the moustached wren. [2] [3]
The genus contains the following 12 species: [4]
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