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Russet-naped Wren

Campylorhynchus humilis

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernEndemicInvertebratesShrublandDomed nestSmall · 31 g
Russet-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus humilis), photo 1
Photo: Ángel Mata · CC0
Russet-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus humilis), photo 2
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez · CC BY 4.0
Russet-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus humilis), photo 3
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez · CC BY 4.0
Russet-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus humilis), photo 4
Photo: adel-fridus · CC0
Russet-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus humilis), photo 5
Photo: Ángel Mata · CC0
Russet-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus humilis), photo 6
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada · CC BY 2.0
Russet-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus humilis), photo 7
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada · CC BY 2.0
Russet-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus humilis), photo 8
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez · CC BY 4.0
Russet-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus humilis), photo 9
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez · CC BY 4.0
Russet-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus humilis), photo 10
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez · CC BY 4.0

ID tip

The adult russet-naped wren has a reddish brown crown, blackish lores and eyestripe, and a white supercilium. Its nape and back are chestnut and its tail is gray-brown with darker bars and a white tip. Its chin and throat are white, the chest pale buff, 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 chestnut, and the markings on the back less distinct. Voice: An example of the russet-naped wren song is . An example call is .

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When to see the Russet-naped Wren

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

Where to see the Russet-naped Wren

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Mexico

About the Russet-naped Wren

The russet-naped wren, also known as Sclater's wren, is a songbird of the family Troglodytidae. It is endemic to Mexico.

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Easily confused with

Spotted Wren (Campylorhynchus gularis) Spotted WrenCampylorhynchus gularisThe spotted wren is 17 cm (6.7 in) long and weighs 28.3 to 31 g (1.00 to 1.09 oz). Boucard's Wren (Campylorhynchus jocosus) Boucard's WrenCampylorhynchus jocosusBoucard's wren is 17 cm (6.7 in) long and weighs 23.8 to 29.8 g (0.84 to 1.05 oz). Grey-barred Wren (Campylorhynchus megalopterus) Grey-barred WrenCampylorhynchus megalopterusThe gray-barred wren is 17 to 19.5 cm (6.7 to 7.7 in) long and weighs 32.8 to 33.5 g (1.16 to 1.18 oz).

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