About the Riverside Wren
The riverside wren is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
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The riverside wren is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 17 g (0.60 oz). The adults have a bright orange-brown crown; chestnut nape, back, and rump; and a blackish tail with buff-white bars. They have a black-over-white supercilium and the rest of the face is streaked and spotted black and white. From throat to vent their underparts are pale gray with narrow black bars; the gray becomes somewhat buffy to the rear. Juveniles are duller overall, have fine black scaling on the crown, and the underparts' black bars are not as crisp. Voice: Both sexes of riverside wren sing, repeated "loud ringing phrases" and followed by different phrases, also repeated. Their calls include "harsh churr and various clear tinkling notes".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Stripe-breasted WrenCantorchilus thoracicusThe stripe-breasted wren is 11.5 to 12.5 cm (4.5 to 4.9 in) long and has a mean weight of 17.6 g (0.62 oz).
Long-billed WrenCantorchilus longirostrisThe long-billed wren is 19 to 21.5 cm (7.5 to 8.5 in) long and weighs 20 to 21 g (0.71 to 0.74 oz).
Superciliated WrenCantorchilus superciliarisThe superciliated wren is 14.5 cm (5.7 in) long.
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