Copyright: monacoeye • Brazil • August 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Thrush Like Wren
Latin: Cantorchilus longirostris
Other: Garrinchão-de-bico-grande (Br) • Soterrey Mirlo (Es)
Family: Troglodytidae • Wrens
Range: Amazonia, Pantanal, Bahia - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
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There is a tree you can climb with a rickety set of stairs on the approach road to Curicaca Lodge, off the Transpantaneira in the Pantanal. While standing on the upper platform, the Thrush-like Wren above alighted in the tree.

I also saw Thrush-like Wrens around the Lodge. It wasn’t initially obvious to me they were of the wren family from their large size, relaxed behaviour and plain colouring.

In the Pantanal subspecies pictured, Cantorchilus longirostris unicolor, barring is very faint on the chest but diagnostic on the flanks and under the tail. It has a light supercilium.
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Copyright: monacoeye • Brazil • September 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Long Billed Wren
Latin: Cantorchilus longirostris
Other: Garrinchão de bico grande (Br)
Family: Troglodytidae • Wrens
Range: Eastern Brazil
Similar: Buff Breasted Wren

I saw this Long-Billed Wren late afternoon on the perimeter of the garden of Serra dos Tucanos Lodge, in Rio de Janeiro state on a recent trip.

It had an attractive call and was not quite as furtive as some smaller wrens.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Ecuador • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Mountain Wren
Latin: Troglodytes solstitialis
Other: Soterrey montañés (Es)
Family: Troglodytidae • Wrens
Range: W Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, N Argentina
Similar: House Wren

There was a Mountain Wren coming in to feed on insects at Guango Lodge, near Papallacta on the eastern slope of the Andes. Relatively common in Andean montane forest but fast moving.

The Mountain Wren is more richly coloured than the House Wren.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Monaco • October 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Eurasian Wren
Latin: Troglodytes troglodytes
Other: Wren (UK) • Winter Wren (US) • Troglodyte mignon (Fr) • Zaunkönig (De) • Chochín (Es) • Scricciolo comune (It)
Family: Troglodytidae • Wrens
Range: Widespread Europe, Asia
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The Wren is widespread throughout Europe, but small and shy!

The Wren is difficult to see on the south coast of France in the summer but easier to see in the winter.

Many thanks to Alexia for passing on this photo of a wren on her balcony - a new Monaco record for this site.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Panama, May 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Grey Breasted Wood Wren
Latin: Henicorhina leucophrys
Other: Gray Breasted Wood Wren (US) • Sotterey Montes Pechigris (Es)
Family: Troglodytidae • Wrens
Range: Mexico to northern Bolivia
Similar: White-breasted Wood-wren

There were several Grey-breasted Wood Wrens in this location in Chiriqui, Panama, and with some patience, we eventually coaxed them out of the gloom of the canopy, for long enough to be visible enough for a photo. As with other wrens, they have an attractive clear song.

The Grey-breasted Wood Wren is similar to the White-breasted Wood Wren, with dark cap and prominent white stripe above eye. The main difference is a grey chest instead of a white chest.

Also seen and heard in NW Ecuador.

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Copyright: monacoeye • Gamboa, Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Plain Wren
Latin: Cantorchilus modestus
Other:
Family: Troglodytidae • Wrens
Range: Southern Mexico to Central Panama
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A male and female Plain Wren, according to the guide, though I couldn’t tell you which was which. I think these are differentiated from the other similar wrens by the relatively faint barring on wings and tail.

We saw Plain Wrens several times near the Ammo Dump in the Canal zone of central Panama. But often only a fleeting glimpse. Often heard.More photos...

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Bird name: House Wren
Latin: Troglodytes aedon
Other: Corruíra-de-casa (Br) • Curucucha (Es) • Troglodytes aedon musculus
Family: Troglodytidae • Wrens
Range: Widespread Americas
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The House Wren is found throughout the Americas. The musculus subspecies pictured above is called the Southern House Wren, and sometimes viewed as a separate species.

The House Wren is a great garden bird, with an attractive song. It is not shy and much easier to see than its European counterpart. I saw it in most habitats I visited in Brazil.

Still easily observed in central Panama (lowest two photos), around the hotels, but seemed to be a little less confiding than in Brazil.




Below, photo from Panama.
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Copyright: monacoeye • Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Rufous Breasted Wren
Latin: Pheugopedius rutilus
Other: Thryothorus rutilus
Family: Troglodytidae • Wrens
Range: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela
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I saw the Rufous Breasted Wren several times in Panama, but as with most other wrens he was very difficult to photograph.

The bird pictured above was singly clearly and merrily at the Logo de Volcan in Chiriqui, and approached when I mimicked his calls, but moved quickly in dense foliage.

The Rufous-breasted Wren is identified by its orangey-cinnamon underparts and black and white speckled throat.More photos...

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Bird name: Bay Wren
Latin: Cantorchilus nigricapillus
Other:
Family: Troglodytidae • Wrens
Range: Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador
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We got a brief glimpse of this Bay Wren in El Valle in Panama. The Bay Wren is fairly easy to differentiate from other wrens in Panama by its black facial markings, including thin black malar stripe. Chestnut underparts.

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Bird name: White Breasted Wood Wren
Latin: Henicorhina leucosticta
Other:
Family: Troglodytidae • Wrens
Range: Mexico to Peru & northern Brazil
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There are dozens of photography sites out there which specialise in hummingbirds, but I’ve never seen a photographer who specialises in wren photography! Wrens are fascinating birds, but more often heard than seen. They are often only a few yards away from forest paths, and yet so well hidden that they remain unseen.

This White-breasted Wood Wren was seen on Plantation Rd near Canopy Tower in Panama, but didn’t provide much of a photo opportunity.

The White-breasted Wood Wren is differentiated from the similar Grey-breasted Wood Wren by its mostly white underparts.

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Bird name: Ochraceous Wren
Latin: Troglodytes ochraceus
Other:
Family: Troglodytidae • Wrens
Range: Costa Rica, Panama
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Just a brief and blurry glimpse of this Ochraceous Wren in El Valle, Panama. Brownish.

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Bird name: Buff Breasted Wren
Latin: Cantorchilus leucotis
Other:
Family: Troglodytidae • Wrens
Range: Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil
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The Buff-Breasted Wren looks similar to the Plain Wren but has buffier chest and stronger markings on the wings.

They were seen or heard several times around the Gamboa Rainforest Resort but it was nigh on impossible to get a photo as they hid in reeds.More photos...

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Bird name: Southern House Wren
Latin: Troglodytes musculus
Other: Corruíra-de-casa (Br) • Curucucha (Es) • Troglodytes aedon musculus
Family: Troglodytidae • Wrens

The Southern House Wren is found throughout Latin America. It is often viewed as a subspecies of House Wren, Troglodytes aedon, which extends throughout North America.

The House Wren is a great garden bird, with an attractive song. It is not shy and much easier to see than its European counterpart. I saw it in most habitats I visited.

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199 Troglodytidae - Wrens

Campylorhynchus albobrunneus - White-headed Wren - Panama, Colombia
Campylorhynchus zonatus - Band-backed Wren - Mexico to Ecuador
Campylorhynchus megalopterus - Grey-barred Wren - Mexico
Campylorhynchus nuchalis - Stripe-backed Wren - Colombia, Venezuela
Campylorhynchus fasciatus - Fasciated Wren - Ecuador, Peru
Campylorhynchus chiapensis - Giant Wren - Mexico
Campylorhynchus griseus - Bicolored Wren - N South America
Campylorhynchus rufinucha - Rufous-naped Wren - C Veracruz, Mexico
Campylorhynchus humilis - Sclater's Wren - SW Mexico
Campylorhynchus capistratus - Rufous-backed Wren - SW Mexico to NW Costa Rica
Campylorhynchus gularis - Spotted Wren - Mexico
Campylorhynchus jocosus - Boucard's Wren - Mexico
Campylorhynchus yucatanicus - Yucatan Wren - Mexico
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus - Cactus Wren - SW USA, Mexico
Campylorhynchus turdinus - Thrush-like Wren - Amazonia, Pantanal

Odontorchilus branickii - Grey-mantled Wren - Colombia to Bolivia
Odontorchilus cinereus - Tooth-billed Wren - SW Amazonia

Salpinctes obsoletus - Rock Wren - SW Canada to Costa Rica

Catherpes mexicanus - Canyon Wren - SW Canada to S Mexico

Hylorchilus sumichrasti - Sumichrast's Wren - Mexico
Hylorchilus navai - Nava's Wren - Mexico

Cinnycerthia unirufa - Rufous Wren - Venezuela & Colombia to Peru
Cinnycerthia olivascens - Sepia-brown Wren - Colombia to Peru
Cinnycerthia peruana - Peruvian Wren - Peru
Cinnycerthia fulva - Fulvous Wren - Peru, Bolivia

Cistothorus platensis - Sedge Wren - Widespread North America, Latin America
Cistothorus meridae - Merida Wren - Venezuela
Cistothorus apolinari - Apolinar's Wren - Colombia
Cistothorus palustris - Marsh Wren - Widespread North America, also Mexico

Thryomanes bewickii - Bewick's Wren - Widespread North America, also Mexico

Ferminia cerverai - Zapata Wren - Cuba

Pheugopedius atrogularis - Black-throated Wren - Nicaragua to Panama
Pheugopedius spadix - Sooty-headed Wren - Panama, Colombia
Pheugopedius fasciatoventris - Black-bellied Wren - Costa Rica to Colombia
Pheugopedius euophrys - Plain-tailed Wren - Colombia to Peru
Pheugopedius eisenmanni - Inca Wren - Peru
Pheugopedius genibarbis - Moustached Wren - Amazonia
Pheugopedius mystacalis - Whiskered Wren - NW South America
Pheugopedius coraya - Coraya Wren - N, C Amazonia
Pheugopedius felix - Happy Wren - Mexico
Pheugopedius maculipectus - Spot-breasted Wren - Widespread Middle America
Pheugopedius rutilus - Rufous-breasted Wren - Costa Rica to Colombia & Venezuela
Pheugopedius sclateri - Speckle-breasted Wren - Colombia to Peru

Thryophilus pleurostictus - Banded Wren - Widespread Middle America
Thryophilus rufalbus - Rufous-and-white Wren - Mexico to Colombia & Venezuela
Thryophilus nicefori - Niceforo's Wren - Colombia
Thryophilus sinaloa - Sinaloa Wren - Mexico

Cantorchilus modestus - Plain Wren - S Mexico to W Panama
Cantorchilus leucotis - Buff-breasted Wren - Panama through Amazonia
Cantorchilus superciliaris - Superciliated Wren - Ecuador, Peru
Cantorchilus guarayanus - Fawn-breasted Wren - Bolivia, SW Brazil
Cantorchilus longirostris - Long-billed Wren - E Brazil
Cantorchilus griseus - Grey Wren - W Brazil
Cantorchilus semibadius - Riverside Wren - Costa Rica, Panama
Cantorchilus nigricapillus - Bay Wren - Nicaragua to Ecuador
Cantorchilus thoracicus - Stripe-breasted Wren - Nicaragua to Panama
Cantorchilus leucopogon - Stripe-throated Wren - Panama to Ecuador

Thryothorus ludovicianus - Carolina Wren - E USA to Guatemala & Nicaragua

Troglodytes troglodytes - Eurasian Wren - Widespread Eurasia
Troglodytes hiemalis - Eastern Winter Wren - British Columbia to E Canada south to Georgia
Troglodytes pacificus - Western Winter Wren - Alaska S to NW US North America
Troglodytes tanneri - Clarion Wren - Isla Clarión
Troglodytes aedon - House Wren - Widespread North America, Latin America
Troglodytes cobbi - Cobb's Wren - Falkland Islands
Troglodytes sissonii - Socorro Wren - Socorro Island
Troglodytes rufociliatus - Rufous-browed Wren - S Mexico to Honduras
Troglodytes ochraceus - Ochraceous Wren - Costa Rica, Panama
Troglodytes solstitialis - Mountain Wren - Colombia to N Argentina
Troglodytes monticola - Santa Marta Wren - N Colombia
Troglodytes rufulus - Tepui Wren - S Venezuela

Thryorchilus browni - Timberline Wren - Costa Rica, Panama

Uropsila leucogastra - White-bellied Wren - C Mexico to Honduras

Henicorhina leucosticta - White-breasted Wood Wren - Mexico to Peru & N Brazil
Henicorhina leucophrys - Grey-breasted Wood Wren - Mexico to N Bolivia
Henicorhina leucoptera - Bar-winged Wood Wren - Peru
Henicorhina negreti - Munchique Wood Wren - Colombia

Microcerculus philomela - Northern Nightingale-Wren - S Mexico to Costa Rica
Microcerculus marginatus - Southern Nightingale-Wren - Costa Rica through W Amazonia
Microcerculus ustulatus - Flutist Wren - Tepuis
Microcerculus bambla - Wing-banded Wren - N, W Amazonia

Cyphorhinus thoracicus - Chestnut-breasted Wren - Colombia to Bolivia
Cyphorhinus arada - Musician Wren - Amazonia
Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus - Song Wren - Honduras to Ecuador