Hermit Wood Wren (Henicorhina anachoreta)
About the Hermit Wood Wren
The hermit wood wren or Santa Marta wood wren (Henicorhina anachoreta) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of northern Colombia. The hermit wood wren was first described in 1899 as a subspecies of grey-breasted wood wren (Henicorhina leucophrys). In June 2016 the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (SACC/AOS) elevated it to species rank and the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and the Clements taxonomy followed suit. The parties adopted the name "hermit wood wren" to avoid confusion with the Santa Marta wren (Troglodytes monticola). It has no subspecies.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 33 recordings for this species: 26 CC BY-NC-SA · 7 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Colombia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Bar-winged Wood WrenHenicorhina leucopterarecording
- Grey-breasted Wood WrenHenicorhina leucophrysrecording
- White-breasted Wood WrenHenicorhina leucostictarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.