Perching

House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

Length: 5 in. (12 cm )

Common in brushy and open woodland, the House Wren makes itself obvious when singing. It forages in low undergrowth for insects, snails and spiders. Its nest is in a natural cavity, but it readily uses nest boxes as well. The resident population in the mountains of the southwest and Mexico is considered a separate species by some experts, the Brown-throated Wren.

The four-digit banding code is HOWR.

Male | Herbert Clarke

Fir forest

Oak-pine woodland

Riparian / River forest

Shrubs

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Bird Sound Type: Chirping
Sex of Bird: Male

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Article: House Wren
Author(s): Dr. Biology
Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
Date published: July 13, 2017
Date accessed: November 20, 2019
Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/house-wren

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