Coraya Wren vs Happy Wren

Coraya Wren

Pheugopedius coraya

Small17 gForest

It is a medium-sized wren, rufous-(chestnut)-brown overall with a medium length black-and-white banded tail. It has a buff white breast, white throat and an overall black head, flecked with white feathers; notably a narrow upper bright white eye stripe, and a narrow white eye ring of white feathers. It has a medium length black decurved bill, black eyes, and gray-black legs. It is darker brown on its back, deep brown-blackish wings, and lighter buff brown on its sides.

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Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call, song · Napo: Napo Galeras, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC BY 4.0

Happy Wren

Pheugopedius felix

Tiny13 gWoodland

There is little difference between the sexes as adults. They are fairly typical small wrens, with a black and white striped face, a downward curving bill, chestnut upperparts and cream underparts. Howell and Webb give its length as 12.5 – 14 cm. Voice: Like many wrens, happy wrens produce a complex song, described as a "rollicking, gurgling whistle." Songs are less varied among island populations. Pairs of happy wrens primarily use their duet songs for cooperative territory defense.

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Recorded by Jovani León · Song · Bachomobempo, Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: datadan · CC BY 4.0

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