- Band-backed Wren
Taxobox
name = Band-backed Wren
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia = Troglodytidae
genus = "Campylorhynchus "
species = "C. zonatus "
binomial = "Campylorhynchus zonatus "
binomial_authority = ( Lesson, 1832)The Band-backed Wren, "Campylorhynchus zonatus", is a small
songbird of thewren family.The Band-backed Wren is a resident breeding species from south-central Gulf Coast
Mexico to northwesternEcuador . It occurs in five disjunct areas, the central region being in southernCentral America , inCosta Rica and northernPanama . The next two regions are northernColombia adjacent to Panama, and 800 km to the south in northwesternEcuador .pecies description
This large wren breeds in lowlands and foothills from sea level up to 1700 m altitude in thinned forest or open woodland, scrub, second growth and groves around houses. It mainly occurs on the
Caribbean side of the Central American mountain ranges. Its large spherical nest has a wide side entrance and is constructed 2 – 30 m high in a tree or shrub, often hidden amidstbromeliad s. The female alone incubates the three to five unmarked or lightly brown-spotted white eggs for about two weeks to hatching, and the young fledge in about the same length of time again. After breeding, families sleep together in dormitory nests like those used for breeding throughout the year.The adult Band-backed Wren is 16.5 cm long and weighs 29 g. It has a brown-grey crown, black nape, and the rest of the upperparts and tail are heavily barred with black, tawny and white. The breast and throat are white, heavily spotted with black, and the belly is cinnamon. Young birds have duller upperparts and off-white to buff underparts.
This species has a short rasping "zek" call. The song is a mix of dry chatters, splutters and gurgles. The Band-backed Wren forages actively in family groups of 4-12 birds. It eats mainly
insect s,spider s and otherinvertebrate s.References
* Stiles and Skutch, "A guide to the birds of Costa Rica" ISBN 0-8014-9600-4
External links
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=5708 Band-backed Wren videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
* [http://www.zeledonia.org/galeria/fotos/Campylorhynchus_zonatus.jpgPhoto-High Res] ; [http://www.zeledonia.org/galeria/incertaesedis.html Article] AOCR
* [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Common&KEYWORDS=band-backed+wren&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=24 Band-backed Wren photo gallery] VIREO [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/species_image.php?species=Campylorhynchus+zonatus Photo-High Res]
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