Ochraceous Wren - BirdForum Opus

Troglodytes ochraceus

Photo by megan perkins
Location: Savegre, Costa Rica

Identification

9.5 cm

• Broad yellow-buff supercilium
• Pale brown upperparts
• Buff underparts
• White belly
• Ochre face

Distribution

Central America: fouund in Costa Rica and Panama

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There vare 3 subspecies:

• T. o. ochraceus:

• Highlands of Costa Rica

• T. o. ligea:

• Highlands of western Panama (Chiriquí)

• T. o. festinus:

• Eastern Panama (Mount Pirre) and possibly adjacent Colombia

It is sometimes considered to be conspecific with the Mountain Wren, Troglodytes solstitialis, of South America.^{citation needed}

Habitat

Mountains, forests, and semi-open areas such as woodland edges.

Behaviour

Breeding

It builds a cup shaped nest in a mass of epiphytes hanging from a branch 5-15 m high in a tree. The eggs are incubated by the female for about 14 days, and the young fledge in after a further 14 days.

Diet

The diet includes insects and spiders.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ochraceous Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ochraceous_Wren

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