Bicolored wren
Campylorhynchus griseus (Swainson, 1838)
The bicolored wren (Campylorhynchus griseus) is a species in the family Troglodytidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 42.1 g to 42.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the bicolored wren
- Weight
- 42.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.9src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the bicolored wren live?
Not recorded
What is the bicolored wren?
The bicolored wren (Campylorhynchus griseus) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Brazil.
From the Wikipedia article “Bicolored wren” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bicolored_wren&oldid=1336728502), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the bicolored wren endangered?
The bicolored wren is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the bicolored wren classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTroglodytidae
- genusCampylorhynchus
- SpeciesCampylorhynchus griseus (Swainson, 1838)
Synonyms Furnarius griseus
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- Bicoloured wrenEnglish
- Bicoloured wrenEnglish
- cargolet bicolorCatalan
- střízlík kolumbijskýCzech
- dryw brithWelsh
- Broget KaktussmutteDanish
- BrauenzaunkönigGerman
- dukolora trogloditoEsperanto
- Cucarachero bicolorSpanish
- ChupahuevosSpanish
- Cucarachero chupahuevosSpanish
- Cucarachero currucuchúSpanish
- tyrannipeukaloinenFinnish
- Troglodyte bicoloreFrench
- veliki palčićCroatian
- barna ökörszemHungarian
- Scricciolo bicoloreItalian
- オオサボテンミソサザイJapanese
- dvispalvė kaktusinė karietaitėLithuanian
- Tweekleurige WinterkoningDutch
- venezuelasmettNorwegian
- strzyż dwubarwnyPolish
- carriça-bicolorPortuguese
- garrincha-dos-lhanosPortuguese
- Белобровый крапивникRussian
- Белобровый кактусовый крапивникRussian
- oriešok dvojfarebnýSlovak
- Dvobojni carićSerbian
- tvåfärgad gärdsmygSwedish
- İki Renkli ÇıtkuşuTurkish
- різжак білобровийUkrainian
- 灰曲嘴鷦鷯Chinese
- 灰曲嘴鹪鹩Chinese
Relatives of the bicolored wren
Other species in the same genus Campylorhynchus.
Cactus wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Fasciated wren
Campylorhynchus fasciatus
Boucard's wren
Campylorhynchus jocosus
White-headed wren
Campylorhynchus albobrunneus
Giant wren
Campylorhynchus chiapensis
Thrush-like wren
Campylorhynchus turdinus
CompareBicolored wren vs Cactus wrenBicolored wren vs Fasciated wrenBicolored wren vs Boucard's wrenBicolored wren vs White-headed wren
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the bicolored wren?
An adult bicolored wren weighs 42.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the bicolored wren endangered?
The bicolored wren is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the bicolored wren?
The bicolored wren (Campylorhynchus griseus) belongs to the family Troglodytidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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