Photo: Ana Agreda, Aves y Conservación / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Bar-winged Wood Wren
Henicorhina leucoptera
Bar-winged Wood Wren (Henicorhina leucoptera) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Bar-winged Wood Wren (Henicorhina leucoptera) is a member of the Troglodytidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 13.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Troglodytidae Wrens
- Genus Henicorhina
- Species leucoptera
Quick facts
- Weight
- 13.6 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Troglodytidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Bar-winged Wood Wren is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Bar-winged Wood Wren is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Bar-winged Wood Wren (Henicorhina leucoptera) is a member of the Troglodytidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA Peru.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 13.6 g, with a wing length of about 5.4 cm and a tail of around 3.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 4,676 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Bar-winged Wood Wren?
The Bar-winged Wood Wren is a very small bird that weighs around 13.6 g.
Where does the Bar-winged Wood Wren live?
The Bar-winged Wood Wren is found across South America with a range covering SA Peru, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Bar-winged Wood Wren belong to?
The Bar-winged Wood Wren (Henicorhina leucoptera) belongs to the Troglodytidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Bar-winged Wood Wren eat?
The Bar-winged Wood Wren is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Bar-winged Wood Wren migrate?
The Bar-winged Wood Wren is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Bar-winged Wood Wren endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Bar-winged Wood Wren make?
1 real field recording of the Bar-winged Wood Wren — including its duet — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Bar-winged Wood Wren's range?
The Bar-winged Wood Wren has a mapped global range of about 4,676 km².
Conservation
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