Campylorhynchus turdinus
The Thrush-like Wren is distributed in the western and central areas of the Amazon Basin and into south-west Brazil with a disjunct population in eastern Brazil. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in humid forest and forest borders as well as secondary woodland provided there are some tall trees around.
The first photo was taken in Espírito Santo and is of the nominate race. The second was taken in north-west Mato Grosso and, with its spots below is probably the Amazonian race, C. t. hypostictus rather than C. t. unicolor which is the sub-species generally found in western Mato Grosso.
Photos 3 and 4 taken in Peru and Ecuador will also be of the sub-species C. t. hypostictus
It is usually heard before it is seen thanks to its very loud and explosive choruses. When seen, they are generally in small groups in the canopy.
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