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ViewsWhite-breasted Wood-WrenFrom Opus(Redirected from Henicorhina leucosticta)
 Photo taken: Mayflower Bocawina National Park in Belize..
[edit] Identification10 cm. Chestnut brown upperparts, darker crown, pale supercilia, and black-and-white streaked sides of the head and neck. White underparts becoming buff on the lower belly. The wings and very short tail are barred with black. Young birds have duller upperparts and grey underparts. [edit] DistributionCentral Mexico to northeastern Peru and Suriname. [edit] Taxonomy[edit] HabitatLowlands and foothills in tropical wet forest and adjacent tall second growth. [edit] BehaviourIt builds a roofed nest on the ground, concealed by dense vegetation. The female alone incubates the eggs for about 14 days, and after a further 14 days, the young fledge. The diet includes insects and other invertebrates.
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