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Musician Wren
Cyphorhinus arada
Musician Wren (Cyphorhinus arada) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Musician Wren (Cyphorhinus arada) is a member of the Troglodytidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 20.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Troglodytidae Wrens
- Genus Cyphorhinus
- Species arada
Quick facts
- Weight
- 20.9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Troglodytidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Musician Wren is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Musician Wren is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Musician Wren (Cyphorhinus arada) belongs to the Troglodytidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA Amazonia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 20.9 g, with a wing length of about 6.4 cm and a tail of around 3.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 4.5 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Musician Wren?
The Musician Wren is a small bird that weighs around 20.9 g.
Where does the Musician Wren live?
The Musician Wren is found across South America with a range covering SA Amazonia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Musician Wren belong to?
The Musician Wren (Cyphorhinus arada) belongs to the Troglodytidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Musician Wren eat?
The Musician Wren is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Musician Wren migrate?
The Musician Wren is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Musician Wren endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Musician Wren make?
1 real field recording of the Musician Wren — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Musician Wren's range?
The Musician Wren has a mapped global range of about 4.5 million km².
Conservation
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