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GrasslandDomed nestSmall · 19 g
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The plumage is brown, greyer on the head and breast and more rufous on the tail. There are dark bars on the flight feathers and tail. The bill is long, blackish and slightly curved. The main confusion species is the grass wren which is smaller with a shorter bill, buff eyestripe and dark streaks on the back and head. Cobb's wrens have a number of buzzing calls, and their song is a series of jumbled trills and whistles. The song can be heard from August to February and varies between individuals, with different males having different song patterns.
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When to see the Cobb's Wren
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Cobb's Wren
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Cobb's Wren
Cobb's wren is a fairly small (12-13.5 cm) wren which is endemic to the Falkland Islands. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the southern house wren but is now commonly considered to be a separate species due to differences in plumage, voice, ecology and morphology.
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Easily confused with
Cozumel WrenTroglodytes beaniThe Cozumel wren is a very small passerine bird in the wren family Troglodytidae that is endemic to the small island of Cozumel off the eastern coast of Mexico.
Socorro WrenTroglodytes sissoniiThe Socorro wren is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae.
Tepui WrenTroglodytes rufulusThe nominate subspecies of tepui wren is 11.5 to 12 cm (4.5 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 13 to 18 g (0.46 to 0.63 oz).
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