About the Cabanis's Wren
Cabanis's wren is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
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Cabanis's wren is 12.5 to 14 cm (4.9 to 5.5 in) long. Two males weighed 17.8 and 19.1 g (0.63 and 0.67 oz) and two females 16.0 and 16.6 g (0.56 and 0.59 oz). Adults have a dark gray-brown crown, a rufous-brown back, an orange-rufous rump, and a rufescent brown tail with narrow darker bars. They have a white supercilium, a gray-brown stripe behind the eye, and cheeks mottled gray-brown and gray-white. Their throat is white, the chest pale grayish buff, and the belly buffy white between orange-buff flanks. Voice: The song of Cabanis's wren is "a loud motif of 3–4 clear whistles" . Its calls include a "harsh 'chur' and a "rippling, tinkling 'chi-cho-chi'" .
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What the Cabanis's Wren sounds like
Where the Cabanis's Wren lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Germany.
When to see the Cabanis's Wren
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Bay WrenCantorchilus nigricapillusThe bay wren is 12.6 to 15.6 cm (5.0 to 6.1 in) long.
Buff-breasted WrenCantorchilus leucotisMale buff-breasted wrens weigh 18.5 to 22.8 g (0.65 to 0.80 oz) and females are lighter at 16.0 to 19.5 g (0.56 to 0.69 oz), but the sexes are otherwise similar.
Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicusThe stripe-breasted wren is 11.5 to 12.5 cm (4.5 to 4.9 in) long and has a mean weight of 17.6 g (0.62 oz).
Side by side: Bay Wren vs Cabanis's Wren
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