BiColoured Wren
Campylorhynchus griseus(Swainson, WJ, 1838)
English (US) Bicolored Wren
UK name: BiColoured Wren
The BiColoured Wren (Campylorhynchus griseus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Troglodytidae (Wrens) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Campylorhynchus griseus
- Family
- Troglodytidae (Wrens)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Bicolored Wren
- English (UK)
- BiColoured Wren
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Campylorhynchus griseus albicilius
- Campylorhynchus griseus bicolor
- Campylorhynchus griseus zimmeri
- Campylorhynchus griseus minor
- Campylorhynchus griseus pallidus
- Campylorhynchus griseus griseus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Furnarius griseus
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1838)
- Type locality
- savannas of Guiana.
- Original description
- Animals in Menageries. In: The Cabinet Cyclopædia conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner p.325
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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