Clarión wren
Species of bird
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The Clarión wren (Troglodytes tanneri) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. The species is endemic to Clarión Island off Pacific Mexico.
| Clarión wren | |
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| Troglodytes tanneri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Troglodytidae |
| Genus: | Troglodytes |
| Species: | T. tanneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Troglodytes tanneri Townsend, CH, 1890 | |
Etymology
The specific name, tanneri, is in honor of United States Navy officer Zera Luther Tanner, commander of the research vessel USS Albatross.[2]
Description
The Clarión wren looks much like a house wren but is larger with a prominently longer bill, somewhat approaching the Carolina wren in form.[3]
Habitat
The natural habitats of the Clarión wren are the less arid patches of shrubland,[1] notably thickets of Ipomoea halierca morning glory.[3] It also appears to occur in the garrison buildings and garden at Sulfur Bay,[1] but usually avoids the rocky shores and other exposed areas. In dense undergrowth, territories are some 10 meters (30–40 ft) in diameter.[3]
Reproduction
In late March 1953, Clarión wren males were found to be singing and threatening intruding competitors. Egg laying takes place between mid-March and mid-April.[3] The eggs are similar to those of the house wren, but larger and more elongated. They measure approximately 20 x 14 mm (0.79 x 0.55 in) and also are colored basically like those of house wrens but with fewer and crisper markings noticeably denser at the blunt end.[3]
