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Speckle-breasted wood-wren, Pheugopedius sclateri – Pheugopedius sclateri Colombian Birds
Known as the Wrens, they are insectivorous birds, small, stubby thin and elongated beak.
This family has some characteristics by which it stands, first, plumage coloration is more or less similar to the habitat in which it lives what serves to camouflage themselves, therefore prevail plumages coffee shades, reddish , gray, beige or black and white, and sometimes presents lists, barred or stained patterns; second, they are highlighted by the arrangement of the tail usually kept in a perpendicular and rigid position at the time they are perched or singing. Third, they are birds that produce melodious and powerful songs with which we can detect their presence because they are experts in camouflage and mimicry and often are almost impossible to observe.
Fuentes.
Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Fourth Edition (National Geographic).
Hilty, S.L. y Brown, W.L. A Guide to the Birds of Colombia. N.J: Princeton University Press, 1986. 836 p.
Restall, R; Rodner, C y Lentino M. Birds of Northern South America: An Identification Guide 2006. Tomo 1 / 656 p. y Tomo 2 / 880 p.