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House Wren

Troglodytes aedon


Perching

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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.


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Bibliographic details:

  • 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: 13 Jul, 2017
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  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/house-wren

APA Style

Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:37). House Wren. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/house-wren

American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

Chicago Manual of Style

Dr. Biology. "House Wren". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/house-wren

MLA 2017 Style

Dr. Biology. "House Wren". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/house-wren

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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