Des Murs's Wiretail

Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii

Least Concern

The Des Murs's Wiretail is a wiretail of bamboo and undergrowth in Chile and Argentina. It skulks in dense undergrowth and bamboo, its long wiry tail feathers trailing behind. Fun fact: Many members of this family build extraordinary nests, from mud ovens to huge stick castles and tunnels dug in earth banks.

Family

Furnariidae

Group

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Range

Des Murs's Wiretail Range — Bamboo and undergrowth of Chile and Argentina

Population

≈ Not quantified

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