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Fawn-breasted Wren

Cantorchilus guarayanus

Least ConcernInvertebratesShrublandDomed nestTiny · 14 g

About the Fawn-breasted Wren

The fawn-breasted wren is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

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The fawn-breasted wren is 13.5 cm (5.3 in) long and weighs 13 to 14 g (0.46 to 0.49 oz). Adults have a plain medium brown crown and upperparts that becomes rufescent on the lower back and rump. Their tail is reddish brown with crisp black bars. They have a narrow white supercilium mostly behind the eye, cheeks mottled gray-white and blackish, and black malar and moustachial stripes. Their chin is whitish, the chest a warm orange-buff, and the belly and vent area a deeper orange-buff. Juveniles are similar but their facial markings are less distinct. Voice: The members of a fawn-breasted wren pair sing antiphonally, the male's part a "cheerilo-choli" and the female's "pew-pew, pew-pew". Calls include a repeated "pew-pew" and harsh clicks.

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Where the Fawn-breasted Wren lives

Regular range

When to see the Fawn-breasted Wren

Peak activity in September · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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