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Spotted Wren
Campylorhynchus gularis
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Cactus WrenCampylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Boucard's WrenCampylorhynchus jocosus
West Mexican Rufous-naped WrenCampylorhynchus humilis
Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
Spot-breasted WrenPheugopedius maculipectus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 1,343 |
|---|---|
| Michoacan de Ocampo | 483 |
| Jalisco | 452 |
| Guanajuato | 117 |
| Queretaro de Arteaga | 55 |
| Hidalgo | 51 |
| Nayarit | 48 |
| Colima | 41 |
| Mexico | 21 |
| Sinaloa | 17 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Dome nestingListed by a harvested source as building dome nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Wrens · Troglodytidae |
| Genus | Large Wrens · Campylorhynchus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Spotted Wren with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.