Munchique Wood-Wren (Henicorhina negreti)

Family
Troglodytidae (Wrens)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salaman, Coopmans, Donegan, Mulligan et al., 2003

Habitat
Extremely wet, stunted cloud forest. From 2,250 - 2,640 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B).

Western Andes of Colombia: where departments of Choc�, Antioquia and Risaralda meet; and in Munchique massif (Valle de Cauca).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction through forest clearance is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Repeated phrases of 6-12 clear notes, each phrase lasting c.2 seconds.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (86)...)

Munchique Wood Wren (Henicorhina negreti) [XC5147]
by Andrew Spencer from RNA Mirabilis-Swarovski, NW of Popay\u00e1n, Cauca, Colombia (song)

Munchique Wood Wren (Henicorhina negreti) [XC45423]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Alrededores de El Planchon (PNN Munchique), Charguayaco, Vereda La Romelia, Mpio El Tambo, Cauca, Colombia (song, natural song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Closely related to, and probably derived from, Grey-breasted Wood-Wren (Henicorhina leucophrys).

Similar Species
Very similar to Grey-breasted Wood-Wren (Henicorhina leucophrys), best features to aid separation are barred abdomen and cooler grey upperparts in Munchique Wood-Wren (Henicorhina negreti). It also has longer tarsi and a shorter tail than Grey-breasted Wood-Wren (Henicorhina leucophrys). Voice is distinctive.

References
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