White-headed wren
Campylorhynchus albobrunneus (Lawrence, 1862)
The white-headed wren (Campylorhynchus albobrunneus) is a species in the family Troglodytidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 32.8 g to 32.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the white-headed wren
- Weight
- 32.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- 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 white-headed wren live?
Not recorded
What is the white-headed wren?
The white-headed wren (Campylorhynchus albobrunneus) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Colombia and Panama.
From the Wikipedia article “White-headed wren” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-headed_wren&oldid=1379921301), 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 white-headed wren endangered?
The white-headed 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 white-headed wren classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTroglodytidae
- genusCampylorhynchus
- SpeciesCampylorhynchus albobrunneus (Lawrence, 1862)
Synonyms Campylorhynchus turdinus aenigmaticus, Heleodytes albo-brunneus
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- cargolet capblancCatalan
- střízlík bělohlavýCzech
- dryw penwynWelsh
- Hvidhovedet KaktussmutteDanish
- Weißkopf-ZaunkönigGerman
- blankakapa trogloditoEsperanto
- Ratona grandeSpanish
- Cucarachero cabeciblancoSpanish
- valkopääpeukaloinenFinnish
- Troglodyte à tête blancheFrench
- crno-bijeli palčićCroatian
- fehérszemű ökörszemHungarian
- Scricciolo testabiancaItalian
- シロガシラサボテンミソサザイJapanese
- baltagalvė kaktusinė karietaitėLithuanian
- WitkopwinterkoningDutch
- hvithodesmettNorwegian
- strzyż białoglowyPolish
- carriça-de-cabeça-brancaPortuguese
- garrincha-de-cabeça-brancaPortuguese
- Белоголовый крапивникRussian
- Белоголовый кактусовый крапивникRussian
- oriešok bielohlavýSlovak
- Beloglavi carićSerbian
- vithuvad gärdsmygSwedish
- Ak Başlı ÇıtkuşuTurkish
- різжак білоголовийUkrainian
- 白頭鷦鷯Chinese
- 白头曲嘴鹪鹩Chinese
Relatives of the white-headed wren
Other species in the same genus Campylorhynchus.
Cactus wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Fasciated wren
Campylorhynchus fasciatus
Bicolored wren
Campylorhynchus griseus
Boucard's wren
Campylorhynchus jocosus
Giant wren
Campylorhynchus chiapensis
Thrush-like wren
Campylorhynchus turdinus
CompareWhite-headed wren vs Cactus wrenWhite-headed wren vs Fasciated wrenWhite-headed wren vs Bicolored wrenWhite-headed wren vs Boucard's wren
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-headed wren?
An adult white-headed wren weighs 32.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-headed wren endangered?
The white-headed 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 white-headed wren?
The white-headed wren (Campylorhynchus albobrunneus) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
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
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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