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title: "Rufous-backed Wren"
description: "Campylorhynchus capistratus — Birds. The rufous-backed wren (Campylorhynchus capistratus) is a species of songbird in the family Troglodytidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rufous-backed-wren
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rufous-backed Wren

> Campylorhynchus capistratus — Birds. The rufous-backed wren (Campylorhynchus capistratus) is a species of songbird in the family Troglodytidae.

- Scientific name: *Campylorhynchus capistratus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 4172
- Wikidata: [Q12255626](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12255626)
- iNaturalist taxon: [603035](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/603035)

## Names

- en: Rufous-backed Wren
- de: Rostrückenzaunkönig
- es: Cucarachero dorsirrufo
- fr: Troglodyte à dos roux
- nl: Roodrugwinterkoning
- pl: Strzyż rdzawogrzbiety

## Countries with the most observations

CR (2587), HN (488), SV (469), NI (273), GT (135), MX (39)

## Summary

The rufous-backed wren (Campylorhynchus capistratus) is a species of songbird in the family Troglodytidae. It is a resident breeding species distributed from southwestern Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-backed_wren

## Photo

![Rufous-backed Wren](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-backed-wren/medium.jpg)

Photo: maryury · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194703038

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rufous-backed-wren?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).