Rufous-Backed Wren

A large, noisy wren of dry scrub and thorn forest on the Yucatan Peninsula, most often detected by its loud, chattering duets given by paired birds through the day. It builds bulky, football-sized stick nests in thorny trees and forages low down or on the ground, probing bark and leaf litter for insects. Early morning, when duetting is most frequent, is the best time to track a pair by ear before spotting them moving through low scrub.