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Cabanis's Wren
Cantorchilus modestus
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About the Cabanis's Wren
Cabanis's wren (Cantorchilus modestus) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Cantorchilus modestus
- Family
- Wrens
- Order
- Passeriformes
Similar species
Other members of the wrens family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus
- Banded Wren Thryophilus pleurostictus
- Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
- Boucard's Wren Campylorhynchus jocosus
- Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
- Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
- Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
- Clarion Wren Troglodytes tanneri
- Cozumel Wren Troglodytes beani
- Giant Wren Campylorhynchus chiapensis
- Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
- Gray-barred Wren Campylorhynchus megalopterus
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