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Bar-winged Wood Wren

Henicorhina leucoptera

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestTiny · 14 g
Bar-winged Wood Wren (Henicorhina leucoptera), photo 1
Photo: Ana Agreda, Aves y Conservación · Public domain

What the Bar-winged Wood Wren sounds like

Sonogram of the Bar-winged Wood Wren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Alarm call · Zamora-Chinchipe: above 'Cabañas Yankuam' 2 km S Las Orchideas, Nangaritza Valley, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Bar-winged Wood Wren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Alarm call · Zamora-Chinchipe: Filo de Chumbiriatza, tepui 4.5 km SW Las Orchideas, above "Cabañas Yankuam", Nangaritza Valley, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Bar-winged Wood Wren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Alarm call · Zamora-Chinchipe: Filo de Chumbiriatza, tepui 4.5 km SW Las Orchideas, above "Cabañas Yankuam", Nangaritza Valley, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The bar-winged wood wren is approximately 11 cm (4.3 in) long. The adult's crown is light gray-brown darkening to dusky brown on the upper back. Its lower back and rump are reddish brown. The tail is black with some fine dusky bars. Its folded wing shows two prominent white bars formed by the tips of the coverts. It has a wide white supercilium, a broken white eye ring, a black patch behind the eye, and a black and white streaked cheek. Its chin, throat, and upper breast are off-white mottled with pale gray. Voice: The bar-winged wood wren's song is "a mellow, whistled warbling phrase", often sung as a duet by a pair. Its calls include "a dry tchut" and "a squeaky wink".

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Bar-winged Wood Wren

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Bar-winged Wood Wren

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Peru Ecuador

About the Bar-winged Wood Wren

The bar-winged wood wren is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in southern Ecuador and northern Peru.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Hermit Wood Wren (Henicorhina anachoreta) Hermit Wood WrenHenicorhina anachoretaThe hermit wood wren is approximately 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long. Munchique Wood Wren (Henicorhina negreti) Munchique Wood WrenHenicorhina negretiThe Munchique wood wren is 10.8 to 11.7 cm (4.3 to 4.6 in) long and weighs 15.2 to 16.7 g (0.54 to 0.59 oz). White-breasted Wood Wren (Henicorhina leucosticta) White-breasted Wood WrenHenicorhina leucostictaThe adult white-breasted wood wren is 10 centimetres (3.9 in) long and weighs 16 grams (0.56 oz).

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