Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis, martinicensis, musculus, beani or cobbi] (House, Brown-throated or Antillean House, Tropical, Cozumel or Cobb's Wren)

House, Brown-throated or Antillean House, Tropical, Cozumel or Cobb's Wren

Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis, martinicensis, musculus, beani or cobbi] (= Troglodytes aedon) Vieillot, LJP 1809

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

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Troglodytidae
Genus:
   Troglodytes
Scientific:
  Troglodytes aedon

Original description

Citation:
Vieillot, LJP 1809

Reference:
Hist. Nat. Ois. Amér. Septentr. 2 p.52 pl.107

Protonym:
Troglodytes aëdon

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180312#page/170/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
46A74E575508923A

Avibase ID:
avibase-46A74E57

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/46A74E57

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178541

Geographic range:

Troglodytes aedon aedon (aedon): SE Canada and e US
Troglodytes aedon aedon (baldwini): S-central Canada to s US
Troglodytes aedon parkmanii: SW Canada to central and w US and n Baja California
Troglodytes brunneicollis brunneicollis (brunneicollis): Central and s Mexico (San Luis Potosí and Hidalgo to Oaxaca)
Troglodytes brunneicollis brunneicollis (compositus): Mts. of e Mexico (Coahuila and Nuevo León to Puebla)
Troglodytes brunneicollis nitidus: S Mexico (Mt. Zempoaltepec in Oaxaca)
Troglodytes brunneicollis cahooni: Mts. of se Arizona to central Mexican plateau
Troglodytes beani: E Mexico (Cozumel I. off Quintana Roo)
Troglodytes martinicensis martinicensis: Martinique (Lesser Antilles)
Troglodytes martinicensis guadelupensis: Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles)
Troglodytes martinicensis musicus: St. Vincent (Lesser Antilles)
Troglodytes martinicensis grenadensis: Grenada (Lesser Antilles)
Troglodytes martinicensis rufescens: Dominica (Lesser Antilles)
Troglodytes martinicensis mesoleucus: St. Lucia (Lesser Antilles)
Troglodytes musculus musculus: Central and s Brazil to e Paraguay and ne Argentina (Misiones)
Troglodytes musculus albicans: SW Colombia and w Ecuador
Troglodytes musculus clarus: Trinidad, the Guianas, Venezuela, Brazil, n Peru, Colombia
Troglodytes musculus [intermedius or peninsularis]: S Mexico (se Oaxaca and e Tabasco) to Costa Rica
Troglodytes musculus carychrous: Coiba I. (Panama)
Troglodytes musculus [inquietus or pallidiceps]: Extreme s Costa Rica, Panama and Pearl Islands
Troglodytes musculus [atopus or effutitus]: N Colombia (Santa Marta region)
Troglodytes musculus striatulus: W and Central Andes of Colombia
Troglodytes musculus columbae: E Colombia and w Venezuela
Troglodytes musculus tobagensis: Tobago
Troglodytes musculus audax: Arid littoral of w Peru (Cajamarca to n Ica)
Troglodytes musculus puna: Puna of n Peru to nw Bolivia (La Paz)
Troglodytes musculus carabayae: Central and s Peru (Junín, Cusco and Puno)
Troglodytes musculus tecellatus: Coastal s Peru (Arequipa) to n Chile (Tarapacá)
Troglodytes musculus atacamensis: N Chile (Antofagasta, Atacama and n Coquimbo)
Troglodytes musculus bonariae: S Brazil, Uruguay and ne Argentina
Troglodytes musculus chilensis: S Chile and s Argentina to Tierra del Fuego
Troglodytes musculus rex: Central and e Bolivia
Troglodytes cobbi: Falkland Islands
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
House, Brown-throated or Antillean House, Tropical, Cozumel or Cobb's Wren
French:
Troglodyte familier, T. à gorge brune, T. des Antilles, T. austral, T. de Cozumel ou T. de Cobb

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): House, Brown-throated or Antillean House, Tropical, Cozumel or Cobb's Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis, martinicensis, musculus, beani or cobbi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): House or Cobb's Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon or cobbi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): House or Cobb's Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon or cobbi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): House or Cobb's Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon or cobbi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): House or Cobb's Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon or cobbi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): House, Brown-throated, Antillean, Tropical or Cobb's Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis, martinicensis, musculus, beani or cobbi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): House, Brown-throated, Antillean, Tropical or Cobb's Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis, martinicensis, musculus, beani or cobbi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): House, Brown-throated, Antillean, Tropical or Cobb's Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis, martinicensis, musculus, beani or cobbi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): House, Brown-throated, Antillean, Tropical or Cobb's Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis, martinicensis, musculus, beani or cobbi])
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Troglodyte familier ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Clements 4th edition: House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
eBird version 1.50: House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
eBird version 1.52: House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
eBird version 1.53: House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Morony, Bock and Farrand: House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe (1993): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Troglodytes [aedon, tanneri, brunneicollis, martinicensis, musculus, beani or cobbi]

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