Revision of the short-billed marsh wren (Cistothorus platensis) of Mexico and Central America. American Museum novitates ; no. 2569

Abstract

"The short-billed marsh wrens (Cistothorus platensis (Latham)) of Mexico and Central America are reviewed. Nine subspecies, one a migrant (C.p. stellaris), are recognized from the region. Cistothorus platensis tinnulus has an extensive range in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. Other forms are more restricted in their distribution: C.p. potosinus (new), San Luis Potosí; C.p. jalapensis (new), central highlands of Veracruz; C.p. warneri (new), lowlands southern Veracruz, Tabasco, and adjacent Chiapas; C.p. elegans, highlands of Guatemala; C.p. russelli (new), British Honduras; C.p. graberi (new), Honduras; and C.p. lucidus, Costa Rica and Panama, with one record from Nicaragua. Maps showing ranges are included"--P. [1].