Clarion Wren - BirdForum Opus

Troglodytes tanneri

Identification

12.5-14 cm

• Grey-brown upperparts
• Pale buff underparts
• Buff supercilium and eye-ring
• Dark barred tail and wings
• Darker barred undertail

Distribution

Central America: found only on Isla Clarión in the Revillagigedo Islands off western Mexico.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Closely related to House Wren, and formerly treated as a subspecies of it; differs in being slightly larger.

Habitat

Rocky beaches, high elevation shrubbery.

Behaviour

Breeding

They build their nest in cacti, bushes or buildings.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2005. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 10: Cuckoo-Shrikes to Thrushes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334726
3. BirdLife International

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Clarion Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Clarion_Wren

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