Troglodytes troglodytes
Also known as Wren, Eurasian Wren
species of bird
AI overview
The winter wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) is a small bird found across the Northern Hemisphere, known for its loud, distinctive song that belies its tiny size. It matters because it is widespread, well-studied by ornithologists, and serves as an important indicator of forest health and ecosystem conditions in temperate regions.
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Species
Least ConcernEurasian wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTroglodytidae
Observations57,058
via GBIF · IUCN
Bird sounds
- song· Austria· quality A
- song· Austria· quality A
- song· Austria· quality A
Article
The Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) is a very small insectivorous bird and the only member of the wren family found in the Old World, specifically in Eurasia and Africa (Maghreb). In Anglophone Europe, it is commonly known simply as the wren. It has a very short tail which is often held erect, a short neck and a relatively long thin bill. It is russet brown above, paler buff-brown below, overall finely barred darker, and has a cream buff supercilium. The sexes are alike.
The Eurasian wren occurs in Europe and across the Palearctic, including a belt of Asia from northern Iran and Afghanistan across to Japan. It is migratory in the northern (particularly northeastern), parts of its range, and sedentary in the west and south of its range. It is also highly polygynous, an unusual mating system for passerines. The species was formerly lumped together with winter wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) of eastern North America and Pacific wren (Troglodytes pacificus) of western North America under the merged name of northern wren.