Birds of Nicaragua BETA

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Genus: Cantorchilus (4 species, 12 worldwide)


Cabanis's Wren
Cabanis's Wren (Cantorchilus modestus)
Costa Rica   		   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.
Similar and often considered conspecific with the [Isthmian Wren]. Split from the Plain Wren.

Bay Wren
Bay Wren (Cantorchilus nigricapillus)
Rio Claro Canyon Reserve, Antioquia, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A small wren, but perhaps the loudest wren.
Nest

Stripe-breasted Wren
Stripe-breasted Wren (Cantorchilus thoracicus)
Observatory Lodge, La Fortuna, Costa Rica   		   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Canebrake Wren
Canebrake Wren (Cantorchilus zeledoni)
La Virgen de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica   		   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.
Once included with the Plain Wren. Differences are vocal, greyer back, paler flanks and slightly larger size (HBW).

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