Cantorchilus is a genus of birds in the wren family Troglodytidae. The genus was introduced in 2006 and contains twelve species.
Taxonomy The genus Cantorchilus was introduced in 2006 by Nigel Mann and coworkers with the type species as Thryothorus longirostris Vieillot, 1819, the long-billed wren. The genus name combines the Latin cantus meaning "song" with the Ancient Greek ορχιλος/orkhilos meaning "wren".
Species The genus contain 12 species:
Image Scientific name Common name Distribution Cantorchilus modestus Cabanis's wren Cantorchilus zeledoni Canebrake wren Cantorchilus elutus Isthmian wren Cantorchilus leucotis Buff-breasted wren northern halfof South America Cantorchilus superciliaris Superciliated wren western Ecuador,northwestern Peru Cantorchilus guarayanus Fawn-breasted wren northern Bolivia,southwestern Brazil Cantorchilus longirostris Long-billed wren Caatinga,Atlantic Forest Cantorchilus griseus Grey wren western Amazonia Cantorchilus semibadius Riverside wren Cantorchilus nigricapillus Bay wren Cantorchilus thoracicus Stripe-breasted wren - Cantorchilus leucopogon Stripe-throated wren
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