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Scientific name: Ferminia cerverai
Parque Nacional Ciénaga de Zapata, Matanzas, Cuba. ENDÉMICO
Parque Nacional Ciénaga de Zapata, Matanzas, Cuba. ENDÉMICO
Kubazaunkönig (Ferminia cerverai)
(c) Andreas Schäfferling
Kubazaunkönig (Ferminia cerverai)
(c) Andreas Schäfferling
Kubazaunkönig (Ferminia cerverai)
(c) Andreas Schäfferling
Part of the excitement of birding other countries is going in search of the extremely rare species. In this case, the Zapata wren is only found one one place in the world and that is the Zapata Swamp on the southern side of Cuba. Our guide Adrian took us by pole boat to a location in the swamp where they can be found. The bird was only revealed to science in 1926 and was named for one of its discoverers, Fermin Cervera. It is now considered endangered due to introduced predator species and drainage for agriculture.
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The Zapata Wren, Ferminia cervera, is an endangered endemic species in Cuba that occurs only in the grasses and brush of the western Zapata Swamp region. This one was spotted well hidden in shrubby growth along a narrow canal that we reached by a boat guided by a local boatman using a pole in the shallow waters.
April 25, 2017. Zapata Swamp, Cuba.
This is one of those “must see” species when you bird Cuba. It is a very large Wren and can be very secretive. It is only found in the dense vegetation of Zapata Swamp in the SW of the country.
This is one of those “must see” species when you bird Cuba. It is a very large Wren and can be very secretive. It is only found in the dense vegetation of Zapata Swamp in the SW of the country.
Cuban endemic photographed on the Península de Zapata, Matanzas Province, Cuba
