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Whiskered Wren

Pheugopedius mystacalis

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestDomed nestSmall · 29 g
Whiskered Wren (Pheugopedius mystacalis), photo 1
Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0
Whiskered Wren (Pheugopedius mystacalis), photo 2
Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0
Whiskered Wren (Pheugopedius mystacalis), photo 3
Photo: Andrés Cuervo · CC BY 2.0
Whiskered Wren (Pheugopedius mystacalis), photo 4
Photo: Álvaro Rivas Godin · CC BY 4.0
Whiskered Wren (Pheugopedius mystacalis), photo 5
Photo: (c) Álvaro Rivas Godin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Whiskered Wren (Pheugopedius mystacalis), photo 6
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What the Whiskered Wren sounds like

Sonogram of the Whiskered Wren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Rosa Elena Albornoz · Song · San Antonio De Los Altos (near Parroquia Macarao), Municipio Los Salias, Miranda, Venezuela · CC0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Whiskered Wren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Rosa Elena Albornoz · Duet · San Antonio De Los Altos (near Parroquia Macarao), Municipio Los Salias, Miranda, Venezuela · CC0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Whiskered Wren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Rosa Elena Albornoz · Alarm call, duet · San Antonio De Los Altos (near Parroquia Macarao), Municipio Los Salias, Miranda, Venezuela · CC0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The whiskered wren is 16 cm (6.3 in) long; a specimen from Venezuela weighed 29 g (1.0 oz). The nominate adult has a grayish-black crown, olivaceous gray nape, bright chestnut shoulders, back, and rump, and a reddish brown tail with dull black bars. It has a grayish white supercilium, a black line through the eye, blackish cheeks with a white line below and a black malar stripe below that. The chin and throat are off-white, the chest gray darkening to olivaceous gray on the belly, and the flanks reddish gray. Voice: Both sexes of whiskered wren sing in duet, "a splendid series of loud gurgling whistles" . The call is "a deep throaty 'bong bong'" .

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Whiskered Wren

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

Where to see the Whiskered Wren

Regular range

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

Colombia Venezuela Ecuador

About the Whiskered Wren

The whiskered wren is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Black-bellied Wren (Pheugopedius fasciatoventris) Black-bellied WrenPheugopedius fasciatoventrisMale black-bellied wrens weigh 23.5 to 34.5 g (0.83 to 1.22 oz) and females 19.5 to 28.5 g (0.69 to 1.01 oz). Happy Wren (Pheugopedius felix) Happy WrenPheugopedius felixThere is little difference between the sexes as adults. Moustached Wren (Pheugopedius genibarbis) Moustached WrenPheugopedius genibarbisThe moustached wren is 15.5 cm (6.1 in) long and weighs 16.2 to 22.8 g (0.57 to 0.80 oz).

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