Welcome Guest

Eurasian Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The Eurasian wren is a very small insectivorous bird, and the only member of the wren family Troglodytidae found in Eurasia and Africa (Maghreb). In Anglophone Europe, it is commonly known simply as the wren. It has a very short tail which is often held erect, a short neck and a relative long thin bill. It is russet brown above, paler buff-brown below and has a cream buff supercilium. The sexes are alike. Source: Wikipedia




(0 votes)
Photo powered by flickr.com.


Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Troglodytidae
Genus:
   Troglodytes
Scientific:
  Troglodytes troglodytes

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.188

Protonym:
  Motacilla Troglodytes

Type locality:
  Sweden.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/208/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  AF700208E4339572

Avibase ID:
  avibase-AF700208

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/AF700208

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 178547

Geographic range:

  • Troglodytes troglodytes troglodytes: Continental Europe and Asia Minor
  • Troglodytes troglodytes kabylorum: Balearic Islands, s Spain and nw Africa (Morocco to Tunisia)
  • Troglodytes troglodytes koenigi: Corsica and Sardinia
  • Troglodytes troglodytes cypriotes: Crete, Rhodes, Cyprus and Near East
  • Troglodytes troglodytes [hyrcanus or zagrossiensis]: Crimean Peninsula to Caucasus Mts., n Iraq and Iran
  • Troglodytes troglodytes juniperi: NW Libya
  • Troglodytes troglodytes tianschanicus: NE Iran and s Transcaspia to n Afghanistan and Turkestan
  • Troglodytes troglodytes pallescens: Kamchatka Peninsula and Komandorskiye Islands
  • Troglodytes troglodytes kurilensis: N Kuril Islands (Shasukotan and Ushichi)
  • Troglodytes troglodytes fumigatus: S Kuril Islands and Japan
  • Troglodytes troglodytes [mosukei or orii]: Izu Islands and Daito Islands
  • Troglodytes troglodytes ogawae: S Japanese Archipelago (Tanegashima and Yakushima)
  • Troglodytes troglodytes taivanus: Taiwan
  • Troglodytes troglodytes dauricus: E Siberia to Sakhalin, Manchuria and Korea
  • Troglodytes troglodytes idius: N China (s Hebei to Shandong)
  • Troglodytes troglodytes szetschuanus: SW China (s Shaanxi and Sichuan east to Hupei)
  • Troglodytes troglodytes talifuensis: W China (s Sichuan to w Yunnan) and ne Myanmar
  • Troglodytes troglodytes subpallidus: Himalayas of Afghanistan
  • Troglodytes troglodytes neglectus: W Himalayas (Gilgit to w Nepal)
  • Troglodytes troglodytes nipalensis: Himalayas of Nepal to ne Assam and s Tibet
  • Troglodytes troglodytes magrathi: Mts. on borders of Pakistan and Afghanistan
  • Troglodytes troglodytes islandicus: Iceland
  • Troglodytes troglodytes borealis: Faeroe Islands (n Atlantic Ocean)
  • Troglodytes troglodytes zetlandicus: Shetland Islands (Scotland)
  • Troglodytes troglodytes hebridensis: Outer Hebrides Islands (Scotland)
  • Troglodytes troglodytes fridariensis: Fair Isle (Scotland)
  • Troglodytes troglodytes hirtensis: St. Kilda I. (Scotland)
  • Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus: Ireland, Inner Hebrides, Orkneys, Scotland and England
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Eurasian Wren
Catalan:
Cargolet comú
Czech:
střízlík obecný
Danish:
Gærdesmutte
German:
Zaunkönig
Spanish:
Chochín Paleártico
Spanish (Spain):
Chochín paleártico
Finnish:
peukaloinen
French:
Troglodyte mignon
Croatian:
Palčić
Hungarian:
Ökörszem
Icelandic:
Músarrindill
Italian:
Scricciolo
Japanese (romaji):
misosazai
Japanese:
ミソサザイ
Lithuanian:
Karetaitė
Dutch:
Winterkoning
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gjerdesmett
Norwegian:
Gjerdesmett
Polish:
strzyżyk
Portuguese:
Carriça
Portuguese (Portugal):
carriça-eurasiática
Russian:
Крапивник
Slovak:
oriešok obyčajný
Serbian:
carić
Swedish:
gärdsmyg
Ukrainian:
Волове очко
Chinese:
鹪鹩
Chinese (Traditional):
鷦鷯

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Northern Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Northern Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Northern Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Northern Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Northern Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Northern Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Northern Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Northern Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Northern Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Northern Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Winter Wren (Eurasian) ( Troglodytes troglodytes [troglodytes Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Northern Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Northern Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Northern Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Eurasian Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Troglodytes troglodytes [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Troglodytes [troglodytes, hiemalis or pacificus] (sensu lato) by some authors

Your sightings

You must be logged in to view your sighting details. To register to myAvibase click here.

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

Highlight taxa in a checklist (shown in red)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Abkhazian: аҰынұа
Arabic: العندليب, صعو اوراسي
Asturian: Cerrica común, Zarrica
Azerbaijani: Adi bilibitdan, adi bilibittan, Adi birəbitdən, bilibitdan, birəbitdən
Bashkir: кесерткән турғайы
Belarusian: Крапiўнiк, Крапіўнік
Bulgarian: Орехче
Breton: Al laouenan troc'hanik, Laouenan troc'hanik
Catalan: Cargolet, Cargolet comú
Catalan (Balears): Passaforadí
Montenegrin: carić, царић
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): царић
Czech: Strízlík obecný, střízlík obecný
Chuvash: вĕлтĕрен кайăкĕ, вĕлтĕрен тăрри, вĕлтрен кайăк, вĕлтрен кайăкĕ, вĕлтрен тăрри, вĕлтрен-кайăкĕ, вĕлтрентăрри, вĕлтрентăрри кайăкĕ, вĕтрен-кайăкĕ
Welsh: Dryw
Danish: Gærdesmutte
German: Zaunkönig
Greek: Τρυπoφράχτης, Τρυποφράχτης
English: Common Wren, Eurasian Wren, Northern Wren, Winter Wren, Winter Wren (Eurasian), Wren
English, HBW: Northern Wren
English (India): Eurasian Wren (Winter Wren)
English (IOC): Eurasian Wren
English (United States): Eurasian Wren
Esperanto: troglodito , Vintra troglodito
Spanish: Chochín Común, Chochín paleártico
Spanish (Spain): Chochín Común, Chochín paleártico
Spanish (HBW): Eurasian Wren
Spanish (Mexico): chivirín chochín
Estonian: harilik käblik, Käblik
Basque: Txepetx, Txepetxa
Persian: الیکایی
Finnish: peukaloinen
Faroese: Músabróðir
French: Troglodyte mignon
Friulian: favite, forecises
Frisian: Tomke
Irish: Dreoilín
Gaelic: Dreathan, Dreathan donn
Galician: Carriza, Carriza común
Manx: Drean
Hebrew: גדרון, גדרון מובהק
Croatian: Palčić
Hungarian: Ökörszem
Armenian: Եղնջա ռչնակ, Եղնջաթռչնակ
Icelandic: Músarrindill
Italian: Scricciolo, Scricciolo comune
Japanese (romaji): kakichinnai, misosazai, misotcho, shōryō
Japanese: カキチンナイ, ショウリョウ, ミソサザイ, ミソッチョ
Japanese (Kanji): 鷦鷯
Georgian: ღობემძვრალა, ჭინჭრაქა
Kara-Kalpak: крапива шымшығы
Kabardian: банэщӀэж, шыпсыраналъэбзу
Mongolian, Halh: борной, уран бялзуухай, уран шувуу II, халгайч урагчин, харцар
Kazakh: кәдімгі үңгірек, секпіл торғай, Үнгірек, үңгірек
Kazakh (Transliteration): üngirek
Korean: 굴뚝새
Korean (Transliteration): gulttuk-sae
Karachay-Balkar: мурсачы чыпчыкъ
North Karelian: peikaloini
Cornish: Gwrannen
Kirghiz: кадимки корголдой, корголдой, короолу
Scientific: Anorthura communis, Anorthura troglodytes, Anothura troglodytes, Motacilla Troglodytes, Sylvia troglodytes, Troglodytes communis, Troglodytes domesticus, Troglodytes europaeus, Troglodytes linnei, Troglodytes naumanni, Troglodytes parvulus, Troglodytes regulus, Troglodytes sylvestris, Troglodytes tenuirostris, Troglodytes troglodytes, Troglodytes troglodytes, Troglodytes troglodytes [troglodytes Group], Troglodytes troglodytes troglodytes, Troglodytes verus, Troglodytes vulgaris
Luxembourgish: Maiskinnek, Zonkebutz
Lithuanian: Karetaitė, Karietaite, Karietaitė, Paprastoji karietaitė
Latvian: Paceplītis
Macedonian: Палче–оревче, царче
Mongolian: борной, Уран бялзуухай, уран шувуу II, уран шувуухай, Халгайч урагчин, харцар, харцар бялзүүхай
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠣᠷᠠᠨ ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠣᠬᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Уран шувуухай, Харцар, Харцар бялзүүхай
Mongolian (Transliteration): khalgaich uragchiŋ, khartsar, khartsar byalzuukhai, uraŋ byalzuukhai, uraŋ shuuvakhai
Moldavian: Ochiuboului, Ochiul boului, Pănțăruș
Maltese: Bumistur, għasfur tal-maltemp
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): уран шувуухай, харцар, харцар бялзүүхай
Nepali: चित्री
Dutch: Winterkoning
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gjerdesmett
Norwegian: Gjerdesmett
Polish: strzyzyk, strzyżyk, strzyżyk (zwyczajny), strzyzyk zwyczajny, strzyżyk zwyczajny
Pinyin: bù-mǔ, jiāoliáo, jiāo-miǎo, qiǎo-fù, qiǎo-fù-niǎo, sāng-fēi
Portuguese: Carriça
Portuguese (Portugal): Carriça, carriça-eurasiática
Romansh: Poleschet
Rhaeto-Romance: Poleschet
Romanian: Ochiuboului
Russian: Крапивник, Обыкновенный крапивник
Northern Sami: Bealgeloddi
Slovak: oriešok hnedý, oriešok obyčajný
Slovenian: stržek
Albanian: Çerri
Serbian: carić
Swedish: Gärdsmyg
Turkish: Çitkuşu, Çıtkuşu, Үнгірек
Tatar: кычыткан чыпчыгы
Tuvinian: шагар-оът ховаганы1
Udmurt: виштыѐ ӟольгыри, ерпечка тылобурдо, частырбыж, чатырбыж, чатырес быж
Ukrainian: Волове очко, Кропивник
Uzbek: қичитқон
Kalmyk: хәәрһнә
Chinese: 巧妇, 巧妇鸟, 布母, 桑飞, 鷦鷯, 鹪鹩
Chinese (Traditional): 巧婦, 巧婦鳥, 布母, 桑飛, 鷦鷯
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 鷦鷯
Chinese (Taiwan): 鹪鹩

Avibase has been visited 398,764,385 times since 24 June 2003. © Denis Lepage | Privacy policy