Stripe-throated Wren

Cantorchilus leucopogon

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestDomed nestSmall · 19 g

What the Stripe-throated Wren sounds like

Sonogram of the Stripe-throated Wren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Alarm call, call · Esmeraldas: Canandé, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Stripe-throated Wren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Esmeraldas: Canandé, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Stripe-throated Wren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Alarm call · Esmeraldas: Canandé, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The stripe-throated wren is 12 cm (4.7 in) long. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a dark brown crown and upperparts; the latter are more rufescent on the rump. Their tail is reddish brown with narrow blackish bars. They have a grayish white supercilium. The rest of the face, chin, and throat have black and grayish white streaks that end abruptly at the deep reddish buff upper chest. That color continues and becomes darker and richer through the belly to the vent. Juveniles are similar to the adults but the facial and throat streaking is less well defined. C. l. Voice: The stripe-throated wren's song is "a tuneless repetition of 2–3 notes, 'chi-chi-chi'".

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When to see the Stripe-throated Wren

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

Where to see the Stripe-throated Wren

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Stripe-throated Wren

The stripe-throated wren is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.

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