Nombre en español: Cucarachero Sepia

Nombre en ingles: Sharpe’s Wren

Nombre científico: Cinnycerthia olivascens

Familia: Troglodytidae

Foto: Ramiro Ramirez

Canto: Juan Pablo Culasso (Hotel Tinamu)

El cucarachero de Sharpe o cucarachero sepia² (Cinnycerthia olivascens) es una especie de ave en la familia Troglodytidae, que tal como está definido, se encuentra en la densa maleza de los bosques húmedos andinos en Colombia, Ecuador y norte del Perú. Antes era considerada una subespecie del chochín o cucarachero peruano (Cinnycerthia peruana), bajo el nombre común de cucarachero sepia marrón.

Descripción

Mide 16 a 17 cm de longitud. Plumaje marrón oscuro, con garganta blancuzca y marcado barrado oscuro en las plumas del vuelo y la cola; algunos individuos (posiblemente viejos) tienen plumas blancas en la cara. Posee cantos variables y musicales: deeu-deeu, bubububu, deuu, diiwáp-diiwáp-diiwáp… y varias voces adicionales ch’ch’qrrr, tjit-qrrr…³

Sepia-brown wren

The sepia-brown wren or Sharpe’s wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens) is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Peruvian wren (C. peruana), but under the common name sepia-brown wren. As presently defined, the sepia-brown wren is found in dense undergrowth of humid Andean forests in Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru.

The common name commemorates the British zoologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe.^[

Sharpe’s Wren is a large forest wren of the mountains of northwestern South America. Found in the Andes from northern Colombia south to northern Peru, this wren prefers dense understory such as bamboo thickets in humid forest between 1500 and 2500 meters in elevation. It is sepia-toned overall with a paler tan throat, grayish supercilium, and black barring on the wings and tail. The species is often found in groups, though their fast movements and skulking habits make these birds difficult to see. However, Sharpe’s Wren is typical easy to hear as flocks make chattering calls and rich song with several birds vocalizing simultaneously.