Musician Wren, photographed by KD Dijkstra in the Brownsberg Nature park in February 2008 and the second one caught by Alexandre Renaudier near Saül in August 2005. I found it an unbelievable experience to hear this wren on the Brownsberg, clear tones from the dark forest floor. The Musician Wren does vary its song (not so much in this recording by Ottema on the Brownsberg), so you are inclined to listen for a long time. The song often has 4-6 flutelike tones. It is hard to get to see the bird, but it came to look when I did play-back its song. It stays mainly on the ground searching for insects. A description of this famous bird and its beautiful song was for instance made by the Count de Buffon in about 1783 and one by one of the Schomburgk brothers in the 19th century, that last one I can not find on the internet.
Each small square indicates the observation of at least one (group) of these birds, the medium ones at least 4 observations on different days and the largest ones 10 or more. The color of each square indicates: blue for coastal area, yellow for savanna and red for rainforest.
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Photos of other wrens and many other birds from Suriname, part 7
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