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ShrublandDomed nestSmall · 31 g
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The adult Veracruz wren has a blackish crown, lores, and eyestripe and a white supercilium. Its nape and back are chestnut and the shoulders have black and white streaks. Its tail is gray-brown with darker bars and a white tip. Its chin and throat are white, the chest pale buff with brown spots, 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 cinnamon, and the markings on the back less distinct. Voice: An example of the Veracruz wren's song is . An example call is .
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When to see the Veracruz Wren
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Veracruz Wren
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Veracruz Wren
The Veracruz wren is a songbird of the family Troglodytidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
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Easily confused with
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).
Yucatan WrenCampylorhynchus yucatanicusThe adult Yucatan wren is a small species about 18 centimetres (7 in) long.
White-headed WrenCampylorhynchus albobrunneusThe white-headed wren is 18.5 cm (7.3 in) long and weighs 27.5 to 39 g (0.97 to 1.38 oz).
Side by side: Spotted Wren vs Veracruz Wren · Boucard's Wren vs Veracruz Wren · Grey-barred Wren vs Veracruz Wren · Veracruz Wren vs Yucatan Wren · Veracruz Wren vs White-headed Wren
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