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title: "Roodwitte winterkoning"
description: "Thryophilus rufalbus — Vogels. The rufous-and-white wren (Thryophilus rufalbus) is a small songbird of the wren family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/rufous-and-white-wren
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Roodwitte winterkoning

> Thryophilus rufalbus — Vogels. The rufous-and-white wren (Thryophilus rufalbus) is a small songbird of the wren family.

- Scientific name: *Thryophilus rufalbus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 716
- Wikidata: [Q4777047](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4777047)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144870](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144870)

## Names

- en: Rufous-and-white Wren
- de: Rotrückenzaunkönig
- es: Saltapared Albicanelo
- fr: Troglodyte rufalbin
- nl: Roodwitte winterkoning
- pl: Pręgostrzyżyk rdzawy

## Countries with the most observations

PA (206), CR (175), CO (53), HN (33), VE (26), SV (19), NI (16), MX (12), GT (5)

## Summary

The rufous-and-white wren (Thryophilus rufalbus) is a small songbird of the wren family. It is a resident breeding species from southwesternmost Mexico to northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. It was formerly placed in the genus Thryothorus (Mann et al., 2006).
This large wren breeds in lowlands and foothills from sea level up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) altitude in dry forests or, in wetter areas, more open scrubby woodland. In Central America, it mainly occurs on the Pacific side of the central mountain ranges  Its flask-shaped nest is constructed 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) high in a tree or shrub. The female…

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

## Photo

![Roodwitte winterkoning](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-and-white-wren/medium.jpg)

Photo: ChrisMcV · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/237537294

## Machine access

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