Wrens (Troglodytidae)
Bicoloured Wren (Campylorhynchus griseus) - HBW 10, p. 404
French: Troglodyte bicolore
German: Brauenzaunkönig
Spanish: Cucarachero Currucuchú
Other common names: Bicoloured/Guyanian Cactus-wren
Taxonomy: Furnarius griseus Swainson, 1838, savannas of Guyana.
Sometimes considered conspecific with C. chiapensis, but very widely separated geographically. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- albicilius (Bonaparte, 1854) - N Colombia and NW Venezuela (Macaraibo Basin, Falcón, Lara, W Trujillo).
- bicolor (Pelzeln, 1875) - upper Magdalena Valley and W slope of E Andes in Santander and Boyacá (Colombia).
- minor (Cabanis, 1851) - lowlands of N Venezuela (Cojedes and Apure E to Sucre and Monagas, S to N Bolívar) and E Colombia (Meta).
- albicilius (Bonaparte, 1854) - N Colombia and NW Venezuela (Macaraibo Basin, Falcón, Lara, W Trujillo).
- bicolor (Pelzeln, 1875) - upper Magdalena Valley and W slope of E Andes in Santander and Boyacá (Colombia).
- minor (Cabanis, 1851) - lowlands of N Venezuela (Cojedes and Apure E to Sucre and Monagas, S to N Bolívar) and E Colombia (Meta).
- pallidus Phelps, Sr & Phelps, Jr, 1947 - N Amazonas, in Venezuela.
- griseus (Swainson, 1838) - E Venezuela (NW Amazonas, NW Bolívar), SW Guyana and extreme N Brazil (Roraima).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird with a prey in its bill, singing and then flying away Locality Reinita de Cielo Azul Reserve, San Vicente de Chucurí, Santander Department, Colombia (ssp bicolor)
Josep del Hoyo 4 February 2007 4 years ago 41 sec 4.5 -
An adult bringing food to the nest, twice Locality Reinita de Cielo Azul Reserve, San Vicente de Chucurí, Santander Department, Colombia (ssp bicolor)
Josep del Hoyo 4 February 2007 4 years ago 29 sec 4.3 -
A bird feeding on the ground Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp minor)
Pere Sugranyes 31 May 1999 6 years ago 36 sec 4.3 -
A bird looking for food on the ground, among dead leaves Locality Reinita de Cielo Azul Reserve, San Vicente de Chucurí, Santander Department, Colombia (ssp bicolor)
Josep del Hoyo 4 February 2007 4 years ago 36 sec 4.1 -
A bird foraging on the ground Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
Pere Sugranyes 8 July 2010 1 year ago 18 sec 3.6
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Bird on a branch.
Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp bicolor)
mauricio rueda 20 October 2007 3 years ago 4.2 -
A bird on the roof. Orinoko delta.
Locality Venezuela (ssp pallidus)
Boguslaw Roguski 19 February 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
Male - perched on a feeder.
Locality Santander Department, Colombia (ssp bicolor)
Blair Wainman 13 April 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
Bird climbing a branch.
Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp bicolor)
mauricio rueda 27 October 2007 3 years ago 3.8 -
Bird on a trunk
Locality Acacías, Meta Department, Colombia (ssp minor)
mauricio rueda 20 July 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
Male perched on post. This bird was singing lustily.
Locality Soatá, Boyacá Department, Colombia
Miriam Bauman 15 November 2010 1 year ago 3.4
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