| Pheugopedius | |
|---|---|
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| Rufous-breasted wren (Pheugopedius rutilus) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Troglodytidae |
| Genus: | Pheugopedius Cabanis, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Pheugopedius genibarbis[1] Cabanis, 1851 | |
Pheugopedius is agenus ofwrens in the familyTroglodytidae that are found in Central and South America. These species were formerly placed in the genusThryothorus.
A 2006 molecular phylogenetic study by Nigel Mann and coworkers found that the genusThryothorus, as then constituted, wasparaphyletic. The authors proposed splittingThryothorus into four genera and resurrectingPheugopedius andThryophilus as well as introducing a new genusCantorchilus. This rearrangement left only a single species, theCarolina wren remaining in the genusThryothorus.[2] The proposal was accepted by other ornithologist.[3][4] The genusPheugopedius had been introduced in 1851 by the German ornithologistJean Cabanis to accommodate a single species,Pheugopedius genibarbis, ajunior synonym ofThryothorus genibarbisSwainson, 1837, themoustached wren.[5][6]
The genus contains the following 13 species:[4]
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