Veracruz Wren

Campylorhynchus rufinucha (Lesson, RP, 1838)

Veracruz Wren, Campylorhynchus rufinucha, is a wren of the Troglodytidae family that breeds in central Veracruz, Mexico, in Middle America. It is found mainly in central Veracruz state, with a very small extension into north-central Oaxaca. Its range includes lowland dry tropical forest, especially in arid and semi-arid areas, and it also occurs in altered landscapes and coastal mangroves. The adult has a blackish crown, lores and eye-stripe, a white supercilium, chestnut nape and back, and a tail with darker bars and a white tip.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Troglodytidae — Wrens

Breeding range

Middle America: c Veracruz, Mexico