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Location: Chiapas, Mexico
Campylorhynchus chiapensis

Identification

World's largest Wren species at 22 cm

Distribution

North America: found in humid Pacific lowlands of southern Mexico (Chiapas)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Farmyards and shrubby areas.

Behaviour

Diet

Little know about their feeding requirements, but most likely to be invertebrates, gleaned on or near the ground.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2014)

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