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).

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) [XC10651]
by Oswaldo Cortes from Munchique National Park, Colombia (song)

Munchique Wood Wren (Henicorhina negreti) [XC45433]
by Pablo Florez from El Planchon (PNN Munchique), Charguayaco, Vereda La Romelia, Mpio El Tambo, Cauca, Colombia (song, song (rpb))

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
See References.

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