Coraya Wren

Pheugopedius coraya

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestDomed nestSmall · 17 g

What the Coraya Wren sounds like

Sonogram of the Coraya Wren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call, song · Napo: Napo Galeras, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Coraya Wren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Pastaza: Canelos, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Coraya Wren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Duet · Pastaza: Canelos, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

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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When to see the Coraya Wren

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

Where to see the Coraya Wren

Regular range

The map shades 8 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Coraya Wren

The coraya wren is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae, the wrens.

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Easily confused with

Side by side: Coraya Wren vs Happy Wren · Coraya Wren vs Moustached Wren · Black-throated Wren vs Coraya Wren · Coraya Wren vs Plain-tailed Wren

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