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Yucatan Wren
Campylorhynchus yucatanicus
Yucatan Wren (Campylorhynchus yucatanicus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Yucatan Wren (Campylorhynchus yucatanicus) is a member of the Troglodytidae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 35.5 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Troglodytidae Wrens
- Genus Campylorhynchus
- Species yucatanicus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 35.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Troglodytidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yucatan Wren is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Yucatan Wren is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yucatan Wren (Campylorhynchus yucatanicus) is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA n Yucatán Pen. (Mexico).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 35.5 g, with a wing length of about 7.7 cm and a tail of around 8.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 9,707 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yucatan Wren?
The Yucatan Wren is a small bird that weighs around 35.5 g.
Where does the Yucatan Wren live?
The Yucatan Wren is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA n Yucatán Pen. (Mexico), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yucatan Wren belong to?
The Yucatan Wren (Campylorhynchus yucatanicus) belongs to the Troglodytidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yucatan Wren eat?
The Yucatan Wren is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yucatan Wren migrate?
The Yucatan Wren is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yucatan Wren endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Yucatan Wren make?
1 real field recording of the Yucatan Wren — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yucatan Wren's range?
The Yucatan Wren has a mapped global range of about 9,707 km².
Conservation
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