Apolinar's Wren (Cistothorus apolinari)
About the Apolinar's Wren
Apolinar's wren (Cistothorus apolinari) is a passerine bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Apolinar's wren has two subspecies, the nominate Cistothorus apolinari apolinari and C. a. hernandezi. The latter was described in 2002 and has been suggested to be a separate species. Apolinar's wren, grass wren (C. platensis), and Mérida wren (C. meridae) form a superspecies. The common and scientific names of Apolinar's wren commemorate the Colombian monk Brother Apolinar Maria (1877–1949) who was also an ornithologist. Its Spanish common name is cucarachero de pantano (literally, swamp cockroach hunter).
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 162 recordings for this species: 124 CC BY-NC-SA · 38 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Colombia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Grass WrenCistothorus platensisrecording
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisrecording
- Sedge WrenCistothorus stellarisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.