Thrush-like Wren - BirdForum Opus

Campylorhynchus turdinus

Photo by tf1044x
Mato Grosso area of Brazil, 2006

Identification

20 cm

• Brownish-grey head and mantle
• Dull brown wings and upper tail with dense blackish barring
• White underparts with dusky spots
• Whitish eye-brow
• Long tail
• Slightly decurved bill

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are three subspecies:

• C. t. hypostictus:

• South-eastern Colombia to Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil south of the Amazon

• C. t. turdinus:

• East-central Brazil (Maranhão to Goiás, Bahia and Espírito Santo)

• C. t. unicolor:

• Tropical eastern Bolivia to south-western Brazil (Mato Grosso) and northern Paraguay

Habitat

Open woodland, moist forests and gardens.

Behaviour

Movement

Tail is normally cocked.

Diet

The diet includes insects, vegetable matter and small invertebrates.

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) Thrush-like Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Thrush-like_Wren

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