Munchique Wood-wren (Henicorhina negreti) - 14Aug2024

Here is yet another endemic bird of Colombia that was only recently described as a new species after the turn of the century when FARC declared peace with the government and areas were opened up that were previously closed.  The Munchique Wood-wren was previously lumped in with Gray-breasted Wood-wren but was split out based on morphologic and vocal differences.  It is endemic to the Pacific slope of the Western Andes in Colombia.