Spot-Breasted Wren

Scientific Name:
Thryothorus maculipectus

Status:
Least Concern

Scientific Classificatio:
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae Genus: Thryothorus Species: T. maculipectus

General Information
The Spot-breasted Wren is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family. For such a small creature, the Spot Breasted Wren has one of the most alluring songs that can be heard from miles away.

Physical Description
The Spot-breasted wren is normally small and inconspicuous except during the times they sing their loud songs in the forests. These birds have short wings and a thin down-turned bill. Several birds of this species often hold their tails upright. They range in size from under 4 inches and 9 grams to about 8.7 inches and 50 grams.

Diet
All of the wrens are insectivorous birds.

Habitat
The Spot-breasted Wren is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist lowland forests, or moist mountainous regions, and forests that have been tarnished from farming and colonization.

Reproduction
Most passerines lay colored eggs, which is the family in which the Wrens belong. In contrast, non-passerines lay white eggs.