Bar-winged Wood-wren vs Northern Nightingale-wren

Henicorhina leucoptera compared with Microcerculus philomela

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Bar-winged Wood-wren Northern Nightingale-wren
Scientific Name Henicorhina leucoptera Microcerculus philomela
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Troglodytidae Troglodytidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 10.8 cm (4.3 in) 11.7 cm (4.6 in)
Weight 13.75 g (0.49 oz) 18.174999999999997 g (0.64 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Bar-winged Wood-wren only

None

Northern Nightingale-wren only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Bar-winged Wood-wren

Least Concern

Northern Nightingale-wren

About These Birds

Bar-winged Wood-wren

The Bar-winged Wood-wren is a small wren of the family Troglodytidae found in humid montane forests on the eastern Andean slopes of Peru and Bolivia. Weighing about 13.75g with a wingspan of 10.8cm, it has white-barred wings and richly patterned brown-and-white plumage. It skulks in dense undergrowth near the forest floor, feeding on insects.

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