Coraya Wren (Pheugopedius coraya)

Identification & Behavior: ~15.5 cm (6.1 in). The Coraya Wren has rufous back with no markings. The tail is rufous with black bars. The sides of the head are blackish with a thin pale superciliary in some forms. The throat is white grading to gray-brown towards the underparts, the sides of the underparts are rufous. It forages in thickets in the understory, often associated with bamboo. It is similar to the Moustached Wren but their ranges are separated by the Amazon and Ucayali Rivers. It may have limited overlap with the Moustached Wren in Central Peru.

Status: The Coraya Wren is fairly common and widespread on the north side of the Amazon River and west side of the Ucayali River. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Br.

Name in Spanish: Cucarachero Coraya.

Sub-species: Coraya Wren (Pheugopedius coraya griseipectus), (Sharpe), 1882.   E Ecuador, NE Peru (N of R Marañón) and adjacent extreme W Brazil.
(Pheugopedius coraya amazonicus), (Sharpe), 1882.  E Peru S of R Marañón (S Loreto S to Huánuco).
(Pheugopedius coraya albiventris), (Taczanowski), 1882. N Peru (E slopes of Andes in San Martín).
(Pheugopedius coraya cantator), (Taczanowski), 1874.  C Peru (E Junín).

Meaning of Name: Pheugopedius: Gr. pheugo= to shun and pous, podos= foot. coraya: Perhaps a homophone of the French “queue rayée”= barred tail.

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