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Summary

Cantorchilus is a genus of birds in the wren family Troglodytidae. The genus was introduced in 2006 and contains twelve species.

Taxonomy

The genus Cantorchilus was introduced in 2006 by Nigel Mann and coworkers with the type species as Thryothorus longirostris Vieillot, 1819, the long-billed wren. The genus name combines the Latin cantus meaning "song" with the Ancient Greek ορχιλος/orkhilos meaning "wren".

Species

The genus contain the following 12 species:

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution   Cantorchilus modestus Cabanis's wren   Cantorchilus zeledoni Canebrake wren   Cantorchilus elutus Isthmian wren   Cantorchilus leucotis Buff-breasted wren northern half
of South America   Cantorchilus superciliaris Superciliated wren western Ecuador,
northwestern Peru   Cantorchilus guarayanus Fawn-breasted wren northern Bolivia,
southwestern Brazil   Cantorchilus longirostris Long-billed wren Caatinga,
Atlantic Forest   Cantorchilus griseus Grey wren western Amazonia   Cantorchilus semibadius Riverside wren   Cantorchilus nigricapillus Bay wren   Cantorchilus thoracicus Stripe-breasted wren   Cantorchilus leucopogon Stripe-throated wren