OTHER NAMES: Plain Wren
Latin Etymology: Cantorchilus ("sing wren") modestus ("moderate, reserved")
Cabanis's Wren (Cantorchilus modestus) at Tarcoles, Costa Rica - November 2025
Weight: 16-19g / Length: 12.5-14cm / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Up until 2016, it was considered that the species of the plain wren was found throughout Costa Rica, however, with evidence from genetics and analysis of vocalisations it was discovered that there were in fact three species present! Cabani's wren is the most widely distributed of the three, as while it reaches the edge of it's range in Costa Rica, it is found as far as Mexico, while the Canebrake Wren is near endemic to Costa Rica's Carribean coast, and the Isthmian Wren has the bulk of its range in Panama.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae
Genus: Cantrorchilus
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
Found in the Northern part of the country on the Pacific Side
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at Tarcoles
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
No comments:
Post a Comment