The Story
This Northern Chestnut-breasted Wren (Cyphorhinus dichrous) was photographed at Bosque de Niebla Birding & Nature, in the Kilometer 18 cloud forest near Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. It was described in 1879 from a specimen collected near Remedios, Colombia, and its name dichrous comes from Greek for two-colored. It was long treated as part of the Chestnut-breasted Wren, and the two were split because their songs differ greatly even though their plumage is very similar. It is found in central Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru, and no subspecies are recognized.
I made this frame with a Canon R5 and the RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L, at 1/125 sec, f/6.7, ISO 12800. Bosque de Niebla Birding & Nature sits at Kilometer 18 in Parcelación El Silencio, La Elvira, and visits are by advance booking.
©2023 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Northern Chestnut-breasted Wren (Cyphorhinus dichrous) belongs to the family Troglodytidae (Wrens) in the eBird/Clements taxonomy.
Source: eBird.org (opens in a new tab)
Conservation
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2024), with the population trend listed as decreasing. Source: IUCN Red List