Troglodytes [aedon or musculus] (Northern/Southern House Wren)

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Northern/Southern House Wren

Troglodytes [aedon or musculus]

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Troglodytidae
Genus:
   null
Scientific:
  Troglodytes [aedon or musculus]

Original description

Citation:

Reference:

Protonym:

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
CFB046D2670A07AC

Avibase ID:
avibase-CFB046D2

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CFB046D2

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Northern or Southern House Wren
Bulgarian:
Северно / Южно домашно орехче
Czech:
střízlík zahradní/jižní
Danish:
Nordlig Husgærdesmutte/Sydlig Husgærdesmutte
Spanish:
Chochín Criollo Norteño/Criollo Sureño
Spanish (Spain):
Chochín criollo norteño/criollo sureño
Estonian:
aedkäblik/lõunakäblik
French:
Troglodyte familier ou T. austral
Dutch:
Huiswinterkoning/Muiswinterkoning
Norwegian:
hussmett/musesmett
Polish:
strzyżyk śpiewny/południowy
Slovak:
oriešok domový/tropický
Serbian:
Severni kućni carić/južni kućni carić
Swedish:
husgärdsmyg/musgärdsmyg
Turkish:
Ev/Güneyli Ev Çıtkuşu

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Northern or Southern House Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon or musculus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Northern or Southern House Wren ( Troglodytes [aedon or musculus])
eBird version 2024: Northern/Southern House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon/musculus)
eBird version 2025: Northern/Southern House Wren ( Troglodytes aedon/musculus)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (slash)

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Other related concepts

Troglodytes [aedon, brunneicollis, martinicensis, musculus or beani] (taxon group)
Troglodytes musculus (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Bulgarian: Северно / Южно домашно орехче
Czech: střízlík zahradní/jižní
Danish: Nordlig Husgærdesmutte/Sydlig Husgærdesmutte
English: Northern or Southern House Wren, Northern/Southern House Wren
[ENAV]: Northern/Southern House Wren
English, HBW: House Wren (Northern/Southern House Wren)
English (IOC): Northern/Southern House Wren
English (United States): Northern/Southern House Wren
Spanish: Chochín Criollo Norteño/Criollo Sureño
Spanish (Costa Rica): Soterré Cucarachero Norteño/Sureño
Spanish (Ecuador): Soterrey Norteamericano/Criollo
Spanish (Spain): Chochín criollo norteño/criollo sureño
Spanish (Mexico): Saltapared Común Norteño/Sureño
Spanish (Panama): Sotorrey Común Norteño/Sureño
Spanish (Uruguay): Ratonera Norteña/Ratonera
Estonian: aedkäblik/lõunakäblik
French: Troglodyte familier ou T. austral
French (Guyane): Troglodyte familier ou T. des maisons
Scientific: Troglodytes [aedon or musculus], Troglodytes aedon/musculus
Dutch: Huiswinterkoning/Muiswinterkoning
Norwegian: hussmett/musesmett
Polish: strzyżyk śpiewny/południowy
Slovak: oriešok domový/tropický
Serbian: Severni kućni carić/južni kućni carić
Swedish: husgärdsmyg/musgärdsmyg
Turkish: Ev/Güneyli Ev Çıtkuşu