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Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Audubon Illustration
John James Audubon, Birds of America (1827-1838). Public domain.
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About the Northern House Wren
The northern house wren (Troglodytes aedon) is a very small passerine in the wren family Troglodytidae. It is found in southern Canada, the USA and Mexico. It occurs in most suburban areas in its range. It formerly included many subspecies resident in South America and in the Caribbean that are now considered as separate species. The name troglodytes means "hole dweller", and is a reference to the bird's tendency to disappear into crevices when hunting insects or to seek shelter.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Troglodytes aedon
- Family
- Wrens
- Order
- Passeriformes
Similar species
Other members of the wrens family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus
- Banded Wren Thryophilus pleurostictus
- Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
- Boucard's Wren Campylorhynchus jocosus
- Cabanis's Wren Cantorchilus modestus
- Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
- Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
- Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
- Clarion Wren Troglodytes tanneri
- Cozumel Wren Troglodytes beani
- Giant Wren Campylorhynchus chiapensis
- Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
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