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Pacific Wren

Troglodytes pacificus Baird, SF 1864

The Pacific wren is a very small North American bird and a member of the mainly New World wren family Troglodytidae. It was once lumped with Troglodytes hiemalis of eastern North America and Troglodytes troglodytes of Eurasia as the winter wren. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  Baird, SF 1864

Reference:
   Rev. Amer. Birds Mus. Smithson. Inst. 1 p.138, p. 145

Protonym:
  Troglodytes hiemalis var. pacificus

Type locality:
  Simiahmoo, Puget Sound, Washington.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/116904#page/157/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CF5B7A9D212A9B67

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CF5B7A9D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CF5B7A9D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916804

Geographic range:

  • Troglodytes pacificus: bogs, swamps, shrubland, coniferous, riparian, hardwood and mixed forest from southern and western Alaska, including the Aleutian and Pribilof islands, southwards to southwestern Alberta (southwestern Canada) in northern Rocky Mountains to southern Idaho and western Montana, and the USA along the Pacific coast and ranges to central California, with isolated population in central Arizona and possibly in western South Dakota (Black Hills); some downslope winter movement
  • Troglodytes pacificus [pacificus]: southern Alaska (Kodiak, Afognak, and Raspberry islands), coastal and interior southwestern Alaska and British Columbia to western Montana and California
  • Troglodytes pacificus alascensis: Pribilof Islands (St. George, St. Paul, and Otter)
  • Troglodytes pacificus meligerus: western Aleutians (Attu, Agattu, Alaid, Nitzi, and Buldir)
  • Troglodytes pacificus [kiskensis, tanagensis, seguamensis, petrophilus or stevensoni]: west-central to eastern Aleutians (Kiska eastwards) and western Alaskan Peninsula
  • Troglodytes pacificus semidiensis: Semidi Islands (Gulf of Alaska)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Pacific Wren
Azerbaijani:
Sakit okean birəbitdəni
Bulgarian:
Тихоокеанско орехче
Catalan:
cargolet del Pacífic
Czech:
střízlík pacifický
Danish:
Stillehavs-gærdesmutte
German:
Pazifikzaunkönig
Esperanto:
pacifika troglodito
Spanish:
Chochín del Pacífico
Spanish (Spain):
Chochín del Pacífico
Estonian:
lääne-metskäblik
Finnish:
livertäjäpeukaloinen
French:
Troglodyte de Baird
Croatian:
pacifički palčić
Icelandic:
Mýslurindill
Japanese (romaji):
taiheimisosazai
Japanese:
タイヘイミソサザイ
Dutch:
Pacifische Winterkoning
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Barsmett
Norwegian:
Barsmett
Polish:
strzyżyk kordylierski
Portuguese:
carriça-do-pacífico
Portuguese (Portugal):
carriça-do-pacífico
Russian:
Тихоокеанский крапивник
Slovak:
oriešok tichomorský
Serbian:
Pacifički carić
Swedish:
stillahavsgärdsmyg
Turkish:
Pasifik çıtkuşu
Ukrainian:
волоочко кордильєрське
Chinese:
太平洋鹪鹩
Chinese (Traditional):
太平洋鷦鷯

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Pacific Wren ( Troglodytes pacificus)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Pacific Wren ( Troglodytes pacificus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Pacific Wren ( Troglodytes pacificus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Pacific Wren ( Troglodytes pacificus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Pacific Wren ( Troglodytes pacificus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Pacific Wren ( Troglodytes pacificus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 66th suppl.):
Pacific Wren ( Troglodytes pacificus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Avilist 2025:
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2025:
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
Winter Wren (Western) ( Troglodytes troglodytes [pacificus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Pacific Wren ( Troglodytes pacificus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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eBird version 2025:
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Pacific Wren ( Troglodytes pacificus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Western Winter Wren ( Troglodytes pacificus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Troglodytes pacificus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

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

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Other synonyms

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Azerbaijani: Sakit okean birəbitdəni
Bulgarian: Тихоокеанско орехче
Catalan: cargolet del Pacífic
Czech: střízlík pacifický
Danish: Stillehavs-gærdesmutte
German: Pazifikzaunkönig
English: Pacific Wren, Western Winter Wren, Winter Wren (Western)
English (Avilist): Pacific Wren
English, HBW: Pacific Wren
English (IOC): Pacific Wren
English (United States): Pacific Wren
Esperanto: pacifika troglodito
Spanish: Chochín del Pacífico, Saltapared Cholino del Oeste
Spanish (Spain): Chochín del Pacífico
Spanish (HBW): Pacific Wren
Spanish (Mexico): Saltapared Cholino del Oeste
Estonian: lääne-metskäblik
Finnish: livertäjäpeukaloinen
French: Troglodyte de Baird, Troglodyte de Californie, Troglodyte des forêts (groupe pacificus)
French (Guyane): Troglodyte de Baird
Croatian: pacifički palčić
Icelandic: Mýslurindill
Japanese (romaji): taiheimisosazai
Japanese: タイヘイミソサザイ
Scientific: Nannus pacificus, Troglodytes hiemalis pacificus, Troglodytes pacificus, Troglodytes pacificus pacificus, Troglodytes troglodytes [pacificus Group], Troglodytes troglodytes [pacificus], Troglodytes troglodytes pacificus
Dutch: Pacifische Winterkoning
Norwegian Nynorsk: Barsmett
Norwegian: Barsmett
Polish: strzyżyk kordylierski
Portuguese: carriça-do-pacífico
Portuguese (Portugal): carriça-do-pacífico
Russian: Тихоокеанский крапивник
Slovak: oriešok tichomorský
Serbian: Pacifički carić
Swedish: Stillahavsgärdsmyg
Turkish: Pasifik çıtkuşu
Ukrainian: волоочко кордильєрське
Chinese: 太平洋鹪鹩
Chinese (Traditional): 太平洋鷦鷯

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