The house wren is a very small songbird of the wren family, Troglodytidae. It occurs from Canada to southernmost South America, and is thus the most widely distributed native bird in the Americas. It occurs in most suburban areas in its range and it is the single most common wren. Its taxonomy is highly complex and some subspecies groups are often considered separate species. The name troglodytes means "hole dweller", and is a reference to bird's tendency to disappear into crevices when hunting insects or to seek shelter. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Vieillot, LJP 1809
Reference:
Hist. Nat. Ois. Amér. Septentr.
2 p.52 pl.107
Protonym:
Troglodytes aëdon
Type locality:
no locality; New York City designated by Oberholser, 1934, Ohio Journ. Sci., 34, p. 87.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180312#page/170/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
3E96C36F084F6B3D
Avibase ID:
avibase-3E96C36F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3E96C36F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178541
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): House or Tropical Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon or musculus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): House or Tropical Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon or musculus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): House or Tropical Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon or musculus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Troglodytes [aedon or musculus] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): House or Tropical Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon or musculus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): House or Tropical Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon or musculus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): House or Tropical Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon or musculus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): House or Tropical Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon or musculus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): House or Tropical Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon or musculus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): House or Tropical Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon or musculus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): House or Tropical Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon or musculus]) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Troglodytes [aedon, musculus or brunneicollis]
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