Wrens (Troglodytidae)
Northern Nightingale-wren (Microcerculus philomela) - HBW 10, p. 445
French: Troglodyte philomèle
German: Nachtigallzaunkönig
Spanish: Cucarachero Ruiseñor Norteño
Other common names: Dark-throated Nightingale-wren
Taxonomy: Cyphorhinus philomela Salvin, 1861, Alta Vera Paz, Guatemala.
Sometimes treated as conspecific with M. marginatus, but differs markedly in vocalizations. Monotypic.
Distribution: Lowlands of S Mexico (N Chiapas), NC Guatemala, S Belize, and Caribbean lowlands of Honduras, Nicaragua and N Costa Rica (S to R Reventazón).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in dense vegetation, close to the ground, singing. Locality Navalandia, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2009 2 years ago 27 sec 4
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singing male in the dark
Locality Selva El Ocote Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Michael Retter 1 March 2009 2 years ago 2
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A bird singing.
Locality Navalandia, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A bird singing in the rain.
Locality Navalandia, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2009 2 years ago 4
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