Cinnycerthia is a genus of bird in the wren family, Troglodytidae.

It contains four species which inhabit the undergrowth of montane forests in the Andes.

[2] None of them are considered to be threatened with extinction and they are classified as species of Least Concern by BirdLife International.

[3] They are 14–16.5 cm long and have a fairly short bill and fairly plain reddish-brown plumage with dark bars on the wings and tail.

[4] The genus contains the following species:[5] The sepia-brown and fulvous wrens were formerly treated as subspecies of the Peruvian wren.