Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Campylorhynchus rufinucha, C. humilis and C. capistratus (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as C. rufinucha following AOU (1998 & supplements), Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993) and Stotz et al. (1996).
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
low |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The global population size is unknown given recent taxonomic splits.
Trend justification: The species is able to tolerate a considerable level of habitat modification (Bradley and Mennill 2020). Therefore, in the absence of evidence for any declines and substantial threats, the species is tentatively assessed as being stable.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rufous-backed Wren Campylorhynchus capistratus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rufous-backed-wren-campylorhynchus-capistratus on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.