large bill; reddish throat and cheeks; blue eye patch (Panama; 2008-06-21)


Song Wren
Cyphorhinus phaenocephalus

Native Range: Latin America

Notes: this wren has a characteristic upright posture, especially when singing; inhabits tropical and subtropical wet lowland forests where it often follows columns of army ants; no sexual dimorphism.


otherwise mostly brown-plumaged, lighter below (Panama; 2008-06-21)

usually stays near the dark interior forest floor (Panama; 2008-06-21)

often has upright stance while singing or scolding (Panama; 2008-06-21)