Troglodytidae

Cinnycerthia peruana Photo by Nick Athanas (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Peruvian wren (en); carriça-do-Perú (pt); troglodyte brun (fr); cucarachero peruano (es); sepiazaunkönig (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TroglodytidaeRange:This species is endemic to Peru, being found in the eastern Andes from Amazonas to Ayacucho.Size:These birds are 15,5-16 cm long and weigh about 20 g.Habitat:The Peruvian wren is found in…

Thryothorus rutilus (Photo from PBase) Common name:rufous-breasted wren (en); carriça-de-peito-ruivo (pt); troglodyte des halliers (fr); cucarachero pechirrufo (es); rotbrust-zaunkönig (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TroglodytidaeRange:This species is found from south-western Costa Rica, through Panama, and into Venezuela, Colombia and the Caribbean island of Tobago.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh13,5-18,5 g.Habitat:The rufous-breasted wren is mostly found in…

Catherpes mexicanus Photo by Waldemar Sikorski (Photography on the Net) Common name:canyon wren (en); carriça-dos-desfiladeiros (pt); troglodyte des canyons (fr); cucarachero barranquero (es); schluchtenzaunkönig (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TroglodytidaeRange:This species is western North America, from British Columbia to Minnesota and South Dakota and south to Mexico as far as Chiapas.Size:These birds are 11-15 cm long and have…

Henicorhina leucophrys Photo by Hugo Loaiza (Neotropical Birds) Common name:grey-breasted wood-wren (en); uirapuru-de-peito-cinzento (pt); troglodyte à poitrine grise (fr); cucarachero pechigrís (es); einsiedlerzaunkönig (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TroglodytidaeRange:This species is found from north-eastern Mexico south to northern Venezuela and Colombia, and along the Andes down to Bolivia.Size:These birds are 11 cm long and weigh 18 g.Habitat:The grey-breasted…