The Bewick's wren is a wren native to North America. At about 14 cm (5.5 in) long, it is grey-brown above, white below, with a long white eyebrow. While similar in appearance to the Carolina wren, it has a long tail that is tipped in white. The song is loud and melodious, much like the song of other wrens. It lives in thickets, brush piles and hedgerows, open woodlands and scrubby areas, often near streams. It eats insects and spiders, which it gleans from vegetation or finds on the ground. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Audubon, JJ 1827)
Reference:
Birds Amer.
1 pl.18 1831Orn.Biogr. 1 p.96
Protonym:
Troglodytes bewickii
Type locality:
Five miles from St. Francis ville, Louisiana.
Avibase ID:
2FED987704599B4B
Avibase ID:
avibase-2FED9877
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2FED9877
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178562
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Bewick's Wren ( Thryothorus bewickii) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryothorus bewickii) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryothorus bewickii) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryothorus bewickii) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryothorus bewickii) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryothorus bewickii) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryothorus bewickii) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryothorus bewickii) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Bewick's Wren ( Thryothorus bewickii) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryothorus bewickii) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryomanes bewickii) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryomanes bewickii) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryomanes bewickii) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryomanes bewickii) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryomanes bewickii) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryomanes bewickii) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryomanes bewickii) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Bewick's Wren ( Thryomanes bewicki) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryomanes bewicki) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryomanes bewicki) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryomanes bewicki) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Bewick's Wren ( Thryomanes bewicki) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Bewick's Wren ( Thryomanes bewickii) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Bewick's Wren [Bewick's] ( Thryomanes bewickii [excl. brevicaudus, leucophrys]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Bewick's Wren [Bewick's] ( Thryomanes bewickii [excl. brevicaudus, leucophrys]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Bewick's Wren [Bewick's] ( Thryomanes bewickii [excl. brevicaudus, leucophrys]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Bewick's Wren [Bewick's] ( Thryomanes bewickii [excl. brevicaudus, leucophrys]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Bewick's Wren [Bewick's] ( Thryomanes bewickii [excl. brevicaudus, leucophrys]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Bewick's Wren [Bewick's] ( Thryomanes bewickii [excl. brevicaudus, leucophrys]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Bewick's Wren [Bewick's] ( Thryomanes bewickii [excl. brevicaudus, leucophrys]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Bewick's Wren [Bewick's] ( Thryomanes bewickii [excl. brevicaudus, leucophrys]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Bewick's Wren [Bewick's] ( Thryomanes bewickii [excl. brevicaudus, leucophrys]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Bewick's Wren [Bewick's] ( Thryomanes bewickii [excl. brevicaudus, leucophrys]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Bewick's Wren [Bewick's] ( Thryomanes bewickii [excl. brevicaudus, leucophrys]) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
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