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In Anglophone regions, the Eurasian wren is commonly known simply as the "wren", as it is the originator of the name. The name wren has been applied to other, unrelated birds, particularly the New Zealand wrens (Acanthisittidae) and the Australian wrens . Most wrens are visually inconspicuous though they have loud and often complex songs.
The Carolina wren was first described under the name of Sylvia ludoviciana by John Latham in 1790. [3] [note 1] Louis Pierre Vieillot considered all wrens under the genus Troglodytes and called the Carolina wren Troglodytes arundinaceus, but placed it subsequently in a separate genus Thryothorus (initially misspelled Thriothorus) [2] that he created in 1816.
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The Eurasian wren is a plump, sturdy bird with rounded wings and a short tail, which is usually held cocked up. The adult bird is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) in length and has a wingspan of 13–17 cm (5.1–6.7 in). [18] It weighs around 10 g (0.35 oz). [19]
Female bird song in this species is, therefore, thought to have a function in competition and is not only displayed by males. [23] They are also known to fill up other birds' nests within its territory with sticks to make them unusable. [24] House wren removing the contents of a tree swallow nest from a nest box (Tree swallow not shown).
In 2014, the North American Bird Conservation Initiative placed the eastern Bewick's wren on its watch list. [19] Several theories have been proposed to explain its decline in its eastern range, including pesticide use and competition from other bird species. [3] The most likely reason seems to be competition from house wrens. House wrens ...
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 Pacific wren nests mostly in coniferous forests, especially those of spruce and fir, where it is often identified by its long and exuberant song.Although it is an insectivore, it can remain in moderately cold and even snowy climates by foraging for insects on substrates such as bark and fallen logs.