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Sumichrast's wren

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Sumichrast's wren
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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 subspecies commemorates the Mexican naturalist Francis Sumichrast.[2]

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  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 329.