Band-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus zonatus (Lesson, 1832)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The band-backed wren (Campylorhynchus zonatus) is a small songbird of the wren family.
The band-backed wren is a resident breeding species from south-central Gulf Coast Mexico to northwestern Ecuador. It occurs in five disjunct areas, the central region being in southern Central America, in Costa Rica and northern Panama. The next two regions are northern Colombia adjacent to Panama, and 800 km to the south in northwestern Ecuador.
Wikipedia contributors, Band-backed wren; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:24:53.015811+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Campylorhynchus zonatus (Lesson, 1832)
- Name authority
- (Lesson, 1832)
- Common name
- Band-backed Wren
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Troglodytidae
- Genus
- Campylorhynchus
- 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
- genusCampylorhynchus Spix, 1824
- speciesCampylorhynchus zonatus (Lesson, 1832)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Campylorhynchus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Thrush-like WrenCampylorhynchus turdinus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boucard's WrenCampylorhynchus jocosus P. L. Sclater, 1860 | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-headed WrenCampylorhynchus albobrunneus (Lawrence, 1862) | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cactus WrenCampylorhynchus brunneicapillus (Lafresnaye, 1835) | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spotted WrenCampylorhynchus gularis P. L. Sclater, 1861 | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stripe-backed WrenCampylorhynchus nuchalis Cabanis, 1847 | TroglodytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Campylorhynchus turdinus aenigmaticus Meyer de Schauensee, 1948 Meyer de Schauensee, 1948 | ambiguous synonym |
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=559036 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:QHSG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.