- Southern Nightingale-Wren
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Southern Nightingale-Wren From Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador. Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae Genus: Microcerculus Species: M. marginatus Binomial name Microcerculus marginatus
(Sclater, 1855)The Southern Nightingale-Wren (Microcerculus marginatus), also known as the Scaly-breasted Wren, is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family. Its rich song varies locally over its range, suggesting that more than one species is included in the taxonomic complex currently called the Southern Nightingale-Wren.
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is moist subtropical or tropical lowland forests.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Microcerculus marginatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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