WRENS   -   TROGLODYTIDAE

Apolinar's Wren Cistothorus apolinari Parque La Florida, Bogotá, Colombia. A rare and endangered Colombian endemic found in dense reedbeds on the edge of highland lakes. As long as the reeds are left intact, it can survive a lot of disturbance. I photographed this bird only about 1 km from the end of the runway at Bogotá´s international airport!

Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus costaricensis La Selva OTS, Heredia province, Costa Rica. A common bird from E Mexico to W Ecuador. Northern races have richer and more extensive rufous on the belly.

Black-bellied Wren Thryothorus fasciatoventris albigularis Parque Metropolitano, Panama City, Panama. They love dense, dark vine tangles.

Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys leucophrys(?) Tandayapa Bird Lodge, Pichincha province, Ecuador.

Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla atricapilla Trans-Pantanal Highway, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. One of the most distinctive and chacacteristic birds of South American wetlands. Its taxonomic affinities are still greatly debated. In the past it has been placed with the mockingbirds (Mimidae) and even its own monotypic family. SACC currently calls it Incertae Sedis.		Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla atricapilla Guaraunos, Sucre state, Venezuela. Same pose, different country. Pairs frequently sing and do tail-wagging displays while perched conspicuously in the open.

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