Sumichrast's Wren
Hylorchilus sumichrasti (Lawrence, 1871)
Troglodytidae — Wrens
Sumichrast's Wren, Hylorchilus sumichrasti, is a wren of southern Mexico in the family Troglodytidae. It breeds in Middle America in central Veracruz and northern Oaxaca, where it is tied to humid forest undergrowth and shady coffee plantations. It is found only at scattered sites with extensive limestone outcrops. The species is also known as the slender-billed wren, and its name honours the Mexican naturalist François Sumichrast. It is the only member of its kind, and a former subspecies was later recognised as Nava's Wren.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Troglodytidae — Wrens
- Breeding range
- Middle America: sc Mexico
