Gray-barred Wren - BirdForum Opus

Photo of male by Stanley Jones
Alajuela Province, State of Morelos, Mexico, July, 1984

Campylorhynchus megalopterus

Identification

17–19·5 cm

Distribution

Central America: endemic to Mexico

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• C. m. megalopterus:

• Mexican plateau

• C. m. nelsoni:

• Mountains of southern Mexico (eastern Puebla, south-western Veracruz and Oaxaca)

Habitat

Coniferous forests. Observed at heights around 1,313 m.

Behaviour

Diet

There is little information available. They probably eat invertebrates.

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. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
4. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Gray-barred Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Gray-barred_Wren

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