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:
Ridgway, R 1885
Reference:
Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington
3 p.21
Protonym:
Troglodytes beani
Type locality:
Isla Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19605#page/377/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
5506AF3C7D52A908
Avibase ID:
avibase-5506AF3C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5506AF3C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 917896
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 6] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 6] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Troglodyte de Cozumel ( Troglodytes beani) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2021: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: House Wren (Cozumel I.) ( Troglodytes aedon beani) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: House Wren (Cozumel I.) ( Troglodytes aedon beani) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: House Wren (Cozumel I.) ( Troglodytes aedon beani) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: House Wren (Cozumel I.) ( Troglodytes aedon beani) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: House Wren (Cozumel I.) ( Troglodytes aedon beani) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: House Wren (Cozumel I.) ( Troglodytes aedon beani) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: House Wren (Cozumel I.) ( Troglodytes aedon beani) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: House Wren (Cozumel I.) ( Troglodytes aedon beani) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: House Wren (Cozumel I.) ( Troglodytes aedon beani) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: House Wren (Cozumel I.) ( Troglodytes aedon beani) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: House Wren (Cozumel I.) ( Troglodytes aedon beani) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: House Wren (Cozumel I.) ( Troglodytes aedon beani) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: House Wren (Cozumel I.) ( Troglodytes aedon beani) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Troglodytes aedon beani [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 4] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 4] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 6] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 6] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 6] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Cozumel Wren ( Troglodytes beani) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Troglodytes aëdon beani [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Troglodytes aëdon beani [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Troglodytes aedon beani [version 3] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Troglodytes [musculus, martinicensis s.l., beani, tanneri or cobbi]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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