Flutist Wren
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The Flutist Wren is a species of bird
in the Troglodytidae family. It is restricted to humid highland forest in the Tepui
region of northern Brazil
, Guyana
, and Venezuela
.
As is the case with all members of the genus Microcerculus
, it is highly vocal, but otherwise furtive and difficult to see.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Troglodytidae family. It is restricted to humid highland forest in the Tepui
Tepui
A tepui , or tepuy, is a table-top mountain or mesa found in the Guiana Highlands of South America, especially in Venezuela. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran Sabana....
region of northern Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
, and Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
.
As is the case with all members of the genus Microcerculus
Microcerculus
Microcerculus is a genus of bird in the wren family Troglodytidae. It contains the following species:* Wing-banded Wren * Southern Nightingale-Wren...
, it is highly vocal, but otherwise furtive and difficult to see.