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The Mérida wren is 10 cm (3.9 in) long. Adults have a medium brown crown and nape with darker brown streaks, blackish brown shoulders and upper back with off-white streaks, and a blackish and brown streaked rump. Their tail is medium brown with crisp black bars. They have an off-white supercilium that is wider to the rear, cheeks mottled with brown, and off-white chin and throat. Their chest is buffy and the flanks a darker buff. Voice: The male Mérida wren has a repertoire of 20 to 25 songs that vary geographically and even among individuals in a region. Some examples are , , and .
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When to see the Merida Wren
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Merida Wren
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Merida Wren
The Mérida wren, or paramo wren, is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.
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Easily confused with
Sedge WrenCistothorus stellarisThe sedge wren is a relatively small wren that measures 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in), weighs 7 to 10 g (0.25 to 0.35 oz) and has a wing-chord of 4.1 to 4.6 cm (1.6 to 1.8 in).
Apolinar's WrenCistothorus apolinariApolinar's wren is 12 cm (4.7 in) long.
Grass WrenCistothorus platensisThe grass wren is 10 to 10.5 cm (3.9 to 4.1 in) long.
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