Alternative name: Santa Marta Wood Wren
- Henicorhina anachoreta
Identification
10–11·5 cm (4-4½ in)
- Long white supercilium
- Brown upperparts
- White and black streaky throat
Similar Species
Gray-breasted Wood Wren, which has longer wings and a larger bill. Also sings differently.
Distribution
Endemic to the Santa Marta Mountains in northeastern Colombia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with Gray-breasted Wood Wren .
Habitat
Mostly in primary or mature secondary forest or edges, where it prefers areas with dense undergrowth and often near streams. This species prefers higher elevation than Gray-breasted Wood Wren where these occupy the same basic area; there can be some elevational overlap.
Behaviour
Likes to cock tail, and frequently joins mixed species flocks.
Diet
Food is mainly invertebrates taken on the ground or low in undergrowth.
Vocalisation
A video of a singing bird is found in the birdforum gallery.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Aug 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Hermit Wood Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hermit_Wood_Wren
External Links
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