White Breasted Wood Wren

White-breasted Wood Wrens (Henicorhina leucosticta) are common residents below 3000' (900M), where they take over the job of the Gray-breasted Wood Wren. These two species are a good example of sympatric evolution - each doing his job in his own territory. This song and call were recorded in Grano de Oro, in the Talamancas (Costa Rica).

White-breasted Wood Wren (Henicorhina leucosticta) calls, recorded at La Selva (Costa Rica), 6/19/99.

This example is from La Selva (Costa Rica), 6/19/99.

This example is from the Mts above Grano de Oro (Costa Rica), 6/24/99.

Here is an example of some White-breasted Wood Wrens at Guayabo Nat'l Park (Costa Rica), 6/25/99.

Ruiz Cortines

This species' songs are elegant in their simplicity, characterised by variations on a three-note theme. Here is an example of some White-breasted Wood Wrens in a clump of platanilla & grass at Guayabo Nat'l Park (Costa Rica), 6/25/99.

Parque Nacional Soberania