Yucatan Wren - BirdForum Opus

Campylorhynchus yucatanicus

Photo by steenl
Photo taken: Celestun, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Identification

Juvenile less strongly marked than the adult

Distribution

northern Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.¹

Habitat

Dry shrubland and coastal strip of the northern Yucatán Peninsula.

Behaviour

Usually skulking and therefore difficult to see. It forages on the ground, and the diet includes insects, lizards and fruits.

The male builds several nests on a tree which the female inspects. If she does not like any,the male rebuilds them and even constructs more, making the tree look like a nest colony. 3 to 4 eggs are laid and are incubated by both sexes. Both parents feed the young. The young fledge after 1 month.

Vocalizations

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Recording (not very good quality) by NJLarsen at Las Coloradas Rd, Yucatan, Mexico, 3 May 2012.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

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