White-breasted Wood Wren
Henicorhina leucosticta(Cabanis, JL, 1847)
English (US) White-breasted Wood Wren
The White-breasted Wood Wren (Henicorhina leucosticta) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Troglodytidae (Wrens) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Henicorhina leucosticta
- Family
- Troglodytidae (Wrens)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-breasted Wood Wren
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL, 1847)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 13 subspecies for this species.
- Henicorhina leucosticta decolorata
- Henicorhina leucosticta prostheleuca
- Henicorhina leucosticta smithei
- Henicorhina leucosticta tropaea
- Henicorhina leucosticta costaricensis
- Henicorhina leucosticta pittieri
- Henicorhina leucosticta alexandri
- Henicorhina leucosticta darienensis
- Henicorhina leucosticta albilateralis
- Henicorhina leucosticta leucosticta
- Henicorhina leucosticta eucharis
- Henicorhina leucosticta inornata
- Henicorhina leucosticta hauxwelli
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cyphorhinus leucosticta
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL, 1847)
- Type locality
- Guiana and Mexico ; restricted to Guiana by Salvin, 1858, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 26, p. 64.
- Original description
- Archiv für Naturgeschichte 13 p.206
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Wrens
Bay Wren
Cantorchilus nigricapillus
Superciliated Wren
Cantorchilus superciliaris
Buff-breasted Wren
Cantorchilus leucotis
Long-billed Wren
Cantorchilus longirostris
Fawn-breasted Wren
Cantorchilus guarayanus
Grey Wren
Cantorchilus griseus
Bar-winged Wood Wren
Henicorhina leucoptera
Grey-breasted Wood Wren
Henicorhina leucophrys
Hermit Wood Wren
Henicorhina anachoreta
Munchique Wood Wren
Henicorhina negreti
Northern Chestnut-breasted Wren
Cyphorhinus dichrous
Southern Chestnut-breasted Wren
Cyphorhinus thoracicus
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