Boucard's Wren

Campylorhynchus jocosus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernEndemicInvertebratesShrublandDomed nestSmall · 28 g

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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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When to see the Boucard's Wren

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Boucard's Wren

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

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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Easily confused with

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