- Henicorhina negreti
Identification
Upperparts brown, throat and sides of head white striped black with white supercilium, grey breast, brown flanks, and central belly barred with black.
Juveniles much darker than adults.
Similar species
Most similar to Gray-breasted Wood-Wren but differs in having shorter tail, longer legs, and in the barred belly, and most importantly, its song is different.
Distribution
Colombia (the Munchique massif of the Western Andes).
Taxomomy
This monotypic species was described in 2003
Habitat
High elevation elfin/cloud forest at higher elevation than Gray-breasted Wood-Wren which is found in full size cloud forest as well as drier forest both east and west of this species.
Behaviour
Prefers dense forest floor with moss and epiphytes. The birds are found in family flocks and are territorial.
Food is exclusively insects and other arthropods.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- The description of this species by Salaman et al.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Munchique Wood Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Munchique_Wood_Wren
