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Campylorhynchus rufinucha
It is a resident breeding species from central-southwest Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica. Its spherical nest has a side entrance and is lined with seed down. It is constructed 1.5 – 8 m high in thorny trees or shrub. The adult Rufous-naped Wren is 17 cm long and weighs 36 g. The Rufous-naped Wren forages actively in low vegetation in pairs or family groups. It eats mainly eats insects, spiders and other invertebrates.
central-southwest Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica, Shrubs, small trees.
This is a group of 4 or 5 birds that have lived in my backyard for the last years.
Spotted on Jun 24, 2012
Submitted on Jun 28, 2012
8 Comments
Great shot :)
Thanks KarenL. I Have some others that I haven had time to spot. Will do soon.
You have a lovely collection Santiago!
What a handsome bird!
Thanks Maria, I was wondering that because they build 3 nests but they are not using them to hatch.
Lovely series,
Lovely series and nice visitors to have in your yard! Regarding your question about nests: this site says that both sexes build multiple nests and then after breeding, they use them as dormitories: http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/por...
Can someone tell me why this bird make some nest that doesn´t use?