Wood wrens | |
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Grey-breasted wood wren (Henicorhina leucophrys) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Troglodytidae |
Genus: | Henicorhina P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868 |
Type species | |
Scytalopus prostheleucus [1] P.L. Sclater, 1957 | |
Species | |
Henicorhina is the wood wren genus; these are birds in the family Troglodytidae. It contains the following species: [2] [3]
These species live in South and Central America.
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