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The winter wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) is a very small North American bird and a member of the mainly New World wren family Troglodytidae. The species contained the congeneric Pacific wren ( Troglodytes pacificus ) of western North America and Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) of Eurasia until they were split in 2010.
The house wren complex has been split into eight species: Northern house wren, Troglodytes aedon; Southern house wren, Troglodytes musculus; Cozumel wren, Troglodytes beani; Kalinago wren, Troglodytes martinicensis; St. Lucia wren, Troglodytes mesoleucus; St. Vincent wren, Troglodytes musicus; Grenada wren, Troglodytes grenadensis; Cobb's wren ...
The northern house wren is thought to achieve the highest density in floodplain forests in the western great plains where it uses woodpecker holes as nesting sites. The birds migrate to the southern United States and Mexico for winter.
A few species, notably the Eurasian wren and the house wren, are often associated with humans. Most species are resident, remaining in Central and South America all year round, but the few species found in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere are partially migratory, spending the winter further south. [citation needed]
The house wren occurs widely in both tropical and temperate lowlands, but is now split into several species. Until recently, the hardy winter wren was believed to have a wide distribution in North America , Europe , Asia and North Africa , but it has recently been split into three species, of which the Eurasian wren is the only wren of any ...
The easiest species to confuse with the Carolina wren is Bewick's wren, [18] which differs in being smaller but with a longer tail, grayer-brown above and whiter below. The Carolina and white-browed wrens differ from the house wren in being larger, with a decidedly longer bill and hind toe; their culmen has a notch behind the tip. [19]
House wrens compete with Bewick's wrens for similar nesting sites. House wrens will destroy both the nests and eggs of Bewick's wrens. [2] The reforestation of once open land has also negatively impacted the eastern Bewick's wrens. [2] In California, habitat loss due to development has impacted the Bewick's wren.
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