- Cantorchilus zeledoni
Identification
Upperside grey-brown, more grey towards the front, tending to olive tones on rump and tail; the tail is also barred in black. Wings are likewise grey-brown but with barring of slightly darker tones. Face shows mottling on ear coverts and a grey-brown eye-stripe with a prominent white supercilium above. Underside is pale with grey wash on breast and buff wash to the rear, qhite noticeable on the undertail coverts. Legs and bill are dark with lower mandible paler than upper.
Similar species
Similar to but greyer and duller than Isthmian Wren and Cabani's Wren.
Distribution
Caribbean slope of eastern Nicaragua to eastern Costa Rica and northwestern Panama (western Bocas del Toro).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with Isthmian Wren and Cabani's Wren under the name Plain Wren.
Was formerly placed in genus Thryothorus like all other species of the genus Cantorchilus.
Habitat
Lowland subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
Behaviour
Feeds low in dense vegetation
Vocalizations
The song is quite complex and involves duetting.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Howell, SNG and S Webb. 1995. A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. New York: Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0198540120
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of Plain Wren
- Kroodsma, D. E. and D. Brewer (2020). Canebrake Wren (Cantorchilus zeledoni), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D.A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.plawre3.01
- Garrigues and Dean 2007. The birds of Costa Rica - a field guide. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-7373-9
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Canebrake Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Canebrake_Wren
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
