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:
8DEF1CC296C5BBA4
Avibase ID:
avibase-8DEF1CC2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8DEF1CC2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178541
Geographic range:
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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