Tepui Wren
Troglodytes rufulus Cabanis, 1848
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Troglodytes rufulus Cabanis, 1848
- Name authority
- Cabanis, 1848
- Common name
- Tepui Wren
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Troglodytidae
- Genus
- Troglodytes
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTroglodytidae Swainson, 1832
- genusTroglodytes Vieillot, 1809
- speciesTroglodytes rufulus Cabanis, 1848
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Troglodytes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ochraceous WrenTroglodytes ochraceus Ridgway, 1882 | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pacific WrenTroglodytes pacificus S. F. Baird, 1864 | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Socorro WrenTroglodytes sissonii (Grayson, 1868) | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Clarion WrenTroglodytes tanneri C. H. Townsend, 1890 | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Santa Marta WrenTroglodytes monticola Bangs, 1899 | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| House WrenTroglodytes aedon Vieillot, 1809 | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Troglodytes cobbi Chubb, 1909 | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Troglodytes hiemalis Vieillot, 1819 | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-browed WrenTroglodytes rufociliatus Sharpe, 1882 | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialis P. L. Sclater, 1859 | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Winter WrenTroglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=563531 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:598TM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.