Sumichrast's wren

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)

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

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. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  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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