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 LC    Giant Wren* Id (Atlas):
    Campylorhynchus chiapensis Endemic

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Giant Wren, Giant Cactus-wren, Chiapas Wren

Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Size
20 - 20.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvin & Godman, 1891

Habitat
Hedgerows, tree dotted brushy fields, river-border woods, partial clearings. From sea-level - 300 m.

Range (Guide)
Mexico.

Southern Mexico: Pacific lowlands of Chiapas, from about Puerto Arista south to Puerto Madero (distance of c. 200 km), extending no more than 50 km inland.
 
Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A rollicking 'chort-chort-chort'. Also a 'wock-o, wock-o'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

 
Giant Wren (Campylorhynchus chiapensis) [XC385766]
     by Manuel Grosselet from Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico (call)

 
Giant Wren (Campylorhynchus chiapensis) [XC220248]
     by Andrew Spencer from Puerto Arista, Chiapas, Mexico (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Sometimes considered conspecific with Bicolored Wren (Campylorhynchus griseus), but very widely separated geographically. Some variation in size, northern birds being on average larger, but differences insufficient to warrant naming of geographical subspecies.


References
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Files:
JPG files for Giant Wren (Campylorhynchus chiapensis) - 10 files


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