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title: "Spot-breasted Wren"
description: "Pheugopedius maculipectus — Birds. The spot-breasted wren (Pheugopedius maculipectus) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/spot-breasted-wren
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spot-breasted Wren

> Pheugopedius maculipectus — Birds. The spot-breasted wren (Pheugopedius maculipectus) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae.

- Scientific name: *Pheugopedius maculipectus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1309
- Wikidata: [Q595581](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q595581)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144864](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144864)

## Names

- en: Spot-breasted Wren
- de: Fleckenbrustzaunkönig
- es: Saltapared Moteado
- fr: Troglodyte à poitrine tachetée
- nl: Vlekborstwinterkoning
- pl: Strzyżal pstry

## Countries with the most observations

MX (849), BZ (108), HN (77), GT (36), SV (31), CR (23), NI (3)

## Summary

The spot-breasted wren (Pheugopedius maculipectus) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae.  It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.

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

## Photo

![Spot-breasted Wren](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spot-breasted-wren/medium.jpg)

Photo: lallen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147066946

## Machine access

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