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House, Brown-throated or Antillean House Wren

Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis or martinicensis] (= 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

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 identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8DEF1CC296C5BBA4

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8DEF1CC2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8DEF1CC2


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 178541

Geographic range:

  • Troglodytes aedon aedon: southeastern Canada and eastern USA
  • Troglodytes aedon baldwini: south-central Canada to southern USA
  • Troglodytes aedon parkmanii: southwestern Canada to central and western USA and northern Baja California
  • Troglodytes brunneicollis brunneicollis (brunneicollis): central and southern Mexico (San Luis Potosí and Hidalgo to Oaxaca)
  • Troglodytes brunneicollis brunneicollis (compositus): mountains of eastern Mexico (Coahuila and Nuevo León to Puebla)
  • Troglodytes brunneicollis nitidus: southern Mexico (Mount Zempoaltepec in Oaxaca)
  • Troglodytes brunneicollis cahooni: mountains of southeastern Arizona to central Mexican Plateau
  • Troglodytes martinicensis: Dominica; at least formerly Guadeloupe and Martinique (Lesser Antilles)
  • Troglodytes martinicensis martinicensis: formerly Martinique (Lesser Antilles); extinct, last seen 1886
  • Troglodytes martinicensis guadeloupensis: formerly Guadeloupe (central Lesser Antilles); extinct, last seen 1973
  • Troglodytes martinicensis rufescens: Dominica (Lesser Antilles)
  • Troglodytes grenadensis: Grenada (Lesser Antilles)
  • Troglodytes musicus: St. Vincent (Lesser Antilles)
  • Troglodytes mesoleucus: St. Lucia (Lesser Antilles)
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English:
House, Brown-throated or Antillean House Wren
French:
Troglodyte familier, T. à gorge brune ou T. des Antilles


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
House, Brown-throated or Antillean House Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis or martinicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
House, Brown-throated or Antillean House Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis or martinicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
House, Brown-throated or Antillean House Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis or martinicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis or martinicensis]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
House, Brown-throated or Antillean House Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis or martinicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
House, Brown-throated or Antillean House Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis or martinicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
House, Brown-throated or Antillean House Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis or martinicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
House, Brown-throated or Antillean House Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis or martinicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
House, Brown-throated or Antillean House Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis or martinicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
House, Brown-throated or Antillean House Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis or martinicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
House, Brown-throated or Antillean House Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis or martinicensis])

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: cargolet nord-americà
Creoles and Pidgins, French-based (Other): rosinyol
Czech: střízlík zahradní
Danish: Husgærdesmutte
German: Nördlicher Hauszaunkönig
English: House, Brown-throated or Antillean House Wren
Spanish: Chochín Criollo
Spanish (Argentine): Ratona común
Spanish (Bolivia): Ratona común
Spanish (Chile): Chercán
Spanish (Colombia): Cucarachero común
Spanish (Costa Rica): Soterrey cucarachero
Spanish (Cuba): Troglodita americano
Spanish (Spain): Chochín Criollo
Spanish (Honduras): cucarachero
Spanish (Mexico): Chivirín saltapared
Spanish (Panama): Sotorrey Común
Spanish (Peru): Cucarachero Común
Spanish (Paraguay): Ratona
Spanish (Uruguay): Ratonera Común
Spanish (Venezuela): Cucarachero Común
Finnish: pihapeukaloinen
French: Troglodyte familier, Troglodyte familier, T. à gorge brune ou T. des Antilles
Guarani: Masakaraguai
Croatian: Kućni palčić
Hungarian: indiánökörszem
Italian: Scricciolo delle case
Japanese (romaji): iemisosazai
Japanese: イエミソサザイ
Scientific: Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis or martinicensis], Troglodytes aedon, Troglodytes aëdon, Troglodytes aedon aedon
Lithuanian: Naminė karietaitė
Latvian: mājas paceplītis
Dutch: Huiswinterkoning
Norwegian: Hussmett
Polish: strzyżyk śpiewny
Portuguese: Corruíra-de-casa
Portuguese (Brazil): Corruíra
Russian: Домовый крапивник
Slovak: oriešok domový
Serbian: Kućni carić
Swedish: Husgärdsmyg
Turkish: Ev Çıtkuşu
Ukrainian: Волоочко співоче
Chinese: 莺鹪鹩
Chinese (Traditional): 北方鶯鷦鷯

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