Munchique Wood Wren

Henicorhina negreti

Vulnerable · IUCN Red List

VUVulnerableEndemicInvertebratesForestDomed nestSmall · 16 g

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The 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). The adult has a dark brown crown with blackish marks, a thin white supercilium, a dull black line from the lores through the eye, and blackish cheeks with whitish mottling. Its upperparts are a slightly brighter brown than the crown and its tail is brown with black bars. The throat is white, streaked with black at its lower edge. The breast is medium gray, the belly a lighter gray, and the flanks and vent area brown. The abdomen and flanks have dark gray to black bars. Voice: The Munchique wood wren's song is "phrases of 6–12 pure notes... typical song containing more than ten repeated phrases". Its calls are "mostly churrs, similar to those of congeners."

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When to see the Munchique Wood Wren

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Munchique Wood Wren

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Munchique Wood Wren

The Munchique wood wren is a member of the wren family (Troglodytidae) that was described as new to science in 2003. It is found in the Western Andes of Colombia.

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