Ovenbirds

Des Murs's Wiretail

Sylviorthorhynchus desmurii

The Des Murs's Wiretail (Sylviorthorhynchus desmurii) is an 11 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Ovenbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

11 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in Chile, Argentina.

Where to see it: Las Quemas Altas (Chile); Estero Mantagua (Chile); SN Humedal Río Maipo · Desembocadura (Chile); SN Laguna Batuco (Chile).

Photo: (c) Ezequiel Racker, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist