Bird of the day
Veracruz wren
Campylorhynchus rufinucha
The Veracruz wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha) is a songbird of the family Troglodytidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
The adult Veracruz wren has a blackish crown, lores, and eyestripe and a white supercilium. Its nape and back are chestnut and the shoulders have black and white streaks. Its tail is gray-brown with darker bars and a white tip. Its chin and throat are white, the chest pale buff with brown spots, and its belly a darker buff with faint blackish bars on the flanks. The juvenile is similar but its supercilium is buffy white, the back a duller cinnamon, and the markings on the back less distinct.
Aliases
Campylorhynchus rufinucha, Rufous-naped Wren