Ovenbirds

Wren-like Rushbird

Phleocryptes melanops

The Wren-like Rushbird (Phleocryptes melanops) is a 15 g wetland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Ovenbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

15 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

7

Recorded in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay.

Where to see it: Humedal Lucre-Huacarpay (Peru); SN Laguna Batuco (Chile); Estero Mantagua (Chile); Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa · Laguna Costera y Playa Marvilla (Peru); Laguna del Diario (Uruguay).

Photo: (c) Eduardo Luis Beltrocco, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist