Long-billed Wren Cantorchilus longirostris Thryothorus longirostris

Long-billed Wren Cantorchilus longirostris
(aka Thryothorus longirostris)

Brazilian name: garrinchão-de-bico-grande

Brazil

The Long-billed Wren is a Brazilian endemic found in north-east and in south-east Brazil. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in the undergrowth of forest and woodland but tends to be quite difficult to see.

It has a very long bill, a white supercilium, a black eye stripe, rufescent brown upperparts with barring on the wings and tail while below, the white chin leads into a buffy breast.

There is a page in Portuguese with excellent photos on Wikiaves.

Long-billed Wren, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, April 2004 - click for larger image

Long-billed Wren, REGUA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image

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