About the Boucard's Wren
Boucard's wren is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
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Boucard's wren is 17 cm (6.7 in) long and weighs 23.8 to 29.8 g (0.84 to 1.05 oz). The male has a chocolate crown, reddish nape, blackish shoulders with white streaks, a reddish-brown back with black and white spots, and a dull reddish rump. Its tail is gray-brown with dark brown bars and the outermost feathers have white tips. It has a dull white supercilium and blackish eyestripe; the rest of the face is dark gray. Its chin and throat are unmarked white and the underparts are white with black spots. Its flanks are buffy with darker bars. Voice: The Boucard's wren song is "a series of grating notes" . It also produces "a harsh rapid chatter" . The sexes sing in unison.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Spotted WrenCampylorhynchus gularisThe spotted wren is 17 cm (6.7 in) long and weighs 28.3 to 31 g (1.00 to 1.09 oz).
Grey-barred WrenCampylorhynchus megalopterusThe gray-barred wren is 17 to 19.5 cm (6.7 to 7.7 in) long and weighs 32.8 to 33.5 g (1.16 to 1.18 oz).
Veracruz WrenCampylorhynchus rufinuchaThe adult Veracruz wren has a blackish crown, lores, and eyestripe and a white supercilium.
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