Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

White-bellied Wren

Uropsila leucogastra

Spanish: Chivirín vientre blanco

White-bellied Wren (Uropsila leucogastra)
Photographed by adriang100 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The white-bellied wren (Uropsila leucogastra) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is monotypic within the genus Uropsila. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Troglodytidae
Local records30 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records770 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2022 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “White-bellied Wren (Uropsila leucogastra) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/uropsila-leucogastra/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.