- Ferminia cerverai
Identification
15.5-16cm
- Blackish crown
- Brown upperparts with black barring above
- Brownish-white underparts
- Long tail and bill
Distribution
Caribbean: found only in Zapata Swamp of southwestern Cuba.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Marsh with seasonally flooded sawgrass, swampy brush.
Behaviour
Breeding
Both adults build the nest which is a ball of saw-grass leaves, with a side entrance. It is lined with feathers and placed amongst the saw-grass. The clutch consists of at least 2 eggs which is incubated by the female alone.
Diet
The varied diet includes insects, caterpillars, spiders, lichen, seeds, beetles, slugs, snails and their eggs, lizards and frogs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
ArKive
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Zapata Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Zapata_Wren
External Links
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