Sumichrast's wren

Sumichrast's wren (Hylorchilus sumichrasti), also known as the slender-billed wren, is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is endemic to Mexico.

Sumichrast's wren
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae
Genus: Hylorchilus
Species:
H. sumichrasti
Binomial name
Hylorchilus sumichrasti
(Lawrence, 1871)

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The common name of this species commemorates the Mexican naturalist Francis Sumichrast.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2013). "Hylorchilus sumichrasti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 329.


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