The Ochraceous Wren is a small wren about 9.5 cm long and 9.5 g. It is recorded in Costa Rica’s humid mountain forest, nearby second growth and pastures with scattered trees.
Adults have broad ochraceous eyebrows, buff cheeks and throat, and a whitish belly. The short tail and wings are barred black.
It lives in humid montane forest with abundant moss and epiphytes, as well as nearby second growth and pastures with scattered trees. Pairs persist year-round; family groups of three or four remain for months after breeding. Nests are hidden in hanging epiphytes 5–15 m above ground.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.