- Henicorhina leucoptera
Identification
11 cm (4¼ in)
- Chestnut upperparts
- White supercilium
- White wingbar (two wingbars according to some sources)
- Outer primaries edged white giving white edge to folded wing
- Streaky-grey underparts
- Juvenile darker and lacking the wingbars
Similar species
Found at higher elevation than Gray-breasted Wood-Wren which it is most similar to; the wing bars found in the adult are specific when present.
Distribution
South America: found in the Andes of northern Peru and immediately adjacent Ecuador
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
More closely related to White-breasted Wood-Wren than Gray-breasted Wood-Wren contrary to what should be assumed from plumage.
Habitat
East slope of Andes (~7000 feet). Disturbed roadside, tropical humid montane forest.
Behaviour
Territorial, mostly found near the forest floor.
Diet
Their diet appears to consist almost entirely of invertebrates.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Dingle et al. Elevational zonation and the phylogenetic relationships of the Henicorhina wood-wrens. The Auk 123(1):119-134, 2006
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Bar-winged Wood Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bar-winged_Wood_Wren
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
