Veracruz Wren vs White-headed Wren

Veracruz Wren

Campylorhynchus rufinucha

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The adult Veracruz wren has a blackish crown, lores, and eyestripe and a white supercilium. Its nape and back are chestnut and the shoulders have black and white streaks. Its tail is gray-brown with darker bars and a white tip. Its chin and throat are white, the chest pale buff with brown spots, and its belly a darker buff with faint blackish bars on the flanks. The juvenile is similar but its supercilium is buffy white, the back a duller cinnamon, and the markings on the back less distinct. Voice: An example of the Veracruz wren's song is . An example call is .

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White-headed Wren

Campylorhynchus albobrunneus

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The white-headed wren is 18.5 cm (7.3 in) long and weighs 27.5 to 39 g (0.97 to 1.38 oz). It is unique among wrens, having essentially only two colors in large blocks. The sexes are alike. The nominate adult's entire head, nape, and underside from the throat through the lower belly are pure white. The rest of the body but for the vent area is dull blackish brown; the vent is gray-brown. C. a. harterti differs from the nominate only in having darker upperparts. The juvenile has a streaky gray-brown crown, a buffy face and underparts, and a pale cinnamon belly. Voice: Both sexes of the white-headed wren sing "a series of harsh scratchy notes" . Its call is "a harsh 'kahk'" .

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Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Veracruz Wren and White-headed Wren.