Northern Nightingale-wren (Microcerculus philomela)

Other Names (World)
Northern Nightingale-Wren, Dark-throated Nightingale-wren, Nightingale Wren

Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvin, 1861)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland From sea-level - 1,400 m, occasionally up to 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua.

Lowlands of southern Mexico (northern Chiapas), north-central Guatemala, southern Belize, and Caribbean lowlands of Honduras, Nicaragua and northern Costa Rica (south to R Reventaz�n).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (62)...)

Northern Nightingale-Wren (Microcerculus philomela) [XC642600]
by Mario Reyes Jr from Kuskaw\u00e1s, La Castilla, Matagalpa, Nicaragua (song)

Northern Nightingale-Wren (Microcerculus philomela) [XC11114]
by Pablo Bola\u00f1os Sittler from Selva Negra, Nicaragua (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Sometimes treated as conspecific with Southern Nightingale-wren (Microcerculus marginatus), but differs markedly in vocalizations.

References
See References.

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