Northern Nightingale-Wren (Microcerculus philomela)
About the Northern Nightingale-Wren
The northern nightingale-wren (Microcerculus philomela), or nightingale wren, is a species of passerine bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. The northern nightingale-wren forms a species pair with the southern nightingale-wren (Microcerculus marginatus) and was in the past considered conspecific with it. It is currently treated as a species in its own right by the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and the Clements taxonomy, though under different English names. It is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 59 recordings for this species: 32 CC BY-NC-SA · 13 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 Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Southern Nightingale-WrenMicrocerculus marginatusrecording
- Wing-banded WrenMicrocerculus bamblarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.