The Southern Nightingale-Wren (Microcerculus marginatus), also known as the Scaly-breasted Wren, is a species of bird

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 in the Troglodytidae family. Its rich song varies locally over its range, suggesting that more than one species is included in the taxonomic complex currently called the Southern Nightingale-Wren.

It is found in Bolivia

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, Brazil

Brazil

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, Colombia

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, Costa Rica

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, Ecuador

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, Panama

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, Peru

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, and Venezuela

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. Its natural habitat

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 is moist subtropical or tropical lowland forest

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