Sharpe's Wren
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The Sepia-brown Wren or Sharpe's Wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens) is a species of bird
in the Troglodytidae family. It was formerly considered a subspecies
of the Peruvian Wren
(C. peruana), but under the common name
Sepia-brown Wren. As presently defined, the Sepia-brown Wren is found in dense undergrowth of humid Andean forests in Colombia
, Ecuador
, and northern Peru
.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Troglodytidae family. It was formerly considered a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of the Peruvian Wren
Peruvian Wren
The Peruvian Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family. It formerly included the Sepia-brown Wren or Sharpe's Wren and the Fulvous Wren as subspecies, but with all three under the common name Sepia-brown Wren...
(C. peruana), but under the common name
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
Sepia-brown Wren. As presently defined, the Sepia-brown Wren is found in dense undergrowth of humid Andean forests in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, and northern Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
.