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Rufous-backed Wren

Campylorhynchus capistratus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Costa Rica.January 219, February 244, March 243, April 157, May 109, June 132, July 124, August 58, September 51, October 81, November 124, December 164.
Costa Rica1,706
Provincia Guanacaste582
Provincia Puntarenas454
Provincia Alajuela311
Provincia Heredia207
Provincia San José136
Guatemala91
Mexico30
Chiapas30
Escuintla30

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPerching Birds · Passeriformes
FamilyWrens · Troglodytidae
GenusLarge Wrens · Campylorhynchus

Sources

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