List of Birds of Belize - Wrens

Wrens

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Troglodytidae

The wrens are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and a thin down-turned bill. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous.

  • Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus
  • Spot-breasted Wren Thryothorus maculipectus
  • Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
  • Rufous-and-white Wren Thryothorus rufalbus
  • Plain Wren Thryothorus modestus
  • House Wren Troglodytes aedon
  • Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis
  • White-bellied Wren Uropsila leucogastra
  • White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta
  • Nightingale Wren Microcerculus philomela

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