A face finely flecked with pearl-like spots contrasts beautifully with a bright orange breast

A medium-sized wren bird with a rufous-orange breast and a black and white speckled neck, face, and tail.

The rufous-breasted wren (Pheugopedius rutilus) is a medium-sized bird that is 14 cm in length and weighs 16 grams.

Their upper parts are gray to brown, with black bands on the tail.

Black and white dots splatter the neck and face.

The breast is a rufous-orange color, with a brownish white belly and brown flanks.

A tiny white line runs over the eye, and the bill is short.

Furthermore, these birds’ food consists predominantly of invertebrates.

Such as spiders and tiny insects, principally beetles, bugs, flies, and occasionally small seeds, with the rare small lizard and frog.

So, as it is said, from December to July, rufous-breasted wrens breed.

Both the male and female construct the nest, which consists of a massive, domed-shaped construction with a side entrance constructed of grass.

Therefore, it leaves and frequently situated among tangled plants in the forest undergrowth.

Moreover, the female lays 2-4 white eggs with brown markings and incubates them on her own.

The duration of the incubation period is unknown, although the chicks fledge roughly 16 days after hatching.

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