WREN

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The 'wrens' are passerine birds in the mainly New World family 'Troglodytidae'. There are about 80 species of 'true wrens' in about 20 genera, though the name is also ascribed to other unrelated birds throughout the world.
Troglodyte means "cave-dweller," and the wrens get their scientific name from the tendency of some species to forage in dark crevices. They are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and a thin down-turned bill. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous.
They range in size from the White-bellied Wren (''Uropsila leucogastra''), which averages under 10 cm (4 inches) and 9 grams, to the Giant Wren (''Campylorhynchus chiapensis''), which averages at about 22 cm (8.7 inches) and 50 grams (1.8 oz).
Only one species occurs in the Old World, where it is commonly known simply as the "Wren"; it is called Winter Wren in North America.
The 27 Australasian "wren" species in the family Maluridae are unrelated, as are the New Zealand wrens in the family Acanthisittidae.

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Species list in taxonomic order

References

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Species list in taxonomic order

Revised following Martínez Gómez ''et al.'' (2005) and Mann ''et al.'' (2006). The Black-capped Donacobius is an enigmatic species traditionally placed with the wrens more for lack of a more apparent alternative and/or thorough study. It was more recently determined to be most likely closer to certain "warblers", possibly the newly-established Megaluridae, and might constitute a monotypic family (Alström ''et al.'' 2006).

★ 'Genus ''Odontorchilus'''

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★ Grey-mantled Wren ''Odontorchilus branickii''

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★ Tooth-billed Wren ''Odontorchilus cinereus''

★ 'Genus ''Salpinctes''' - Rock Wren

★ 'Genus ''Microcerculus'''

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★ Flutist Wren ''Microcerculus ustulatus''

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★ Southern Nightingale-wren ''Microcerculus marginatus''

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★ Northern Nightingale-wren ''Microcerculus philomela''

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★ Scaly-breasted Wren ''Microcerculus marginatus''

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★ Wing-banded Wren ''Microcerculus bambla''

★ 'Genus ''Catherpes''' - Canyon Wren

★ 'Genus ''Hylorchilus'''

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★ Nava's Wren ''Hylorchilus navai''

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★ Slender-billed Wren ''Hylorchilus sumichrasti''

★ 'Genus ''Campylorhynchus'''

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★ Band-backed Wren ''Campylorhynchus zonatus''

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★ Bicolored Wren ''Campylorhynchus griseus''

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★ Boucard's Wren ''Campylorhynchus jocosus''

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★ Cactus Wren ''Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus''

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★ Fasciated Wren ''Campylorhynchus fasciatus''

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★ Giant Wren ''Campylorhynchus chiapensis''

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★ Gray-barred Wren ''Campylorhynchus megalopterus''

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★ Rufous-naped Wren ''Campylorhynchus rufinucha''

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★ Spotted Wren ''Campylorhynchus gularis''

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★ Stripe-backed Wren ''Campylorhynchus nuchalis''

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★ Thrush-like Wren ''Campylorhynchus turdinus''

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★ White-headed Wren ''Campylorhynchus albobrunneus''

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★ Yucatan Wren ''Campylorhynchus yucatanicus''

★ 'Genus ''Thryomanes''' - Bewick's Wren

★ 'Genus ''Thryothorus''' - Carolina Wren and possibly distinct White-browed Wren


★ 'Genus ''Cinnycerthia'''

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★ Fulvous Wren ''Cinnycerthia fulva''

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★ Peruvian Wren ''Cinnycerthia peruana''

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★ Rufous Wren ''Cinnycerthia unirufa''

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★ Sharpe's Wren ''Cinnycerthia olivascens''

★ 'Genus ''Cantorchilus''' (formerly included in ''Thryothorus'')

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★ Stripe-breasted Wren ''Cantorchilus thoracicus''

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★ Stripe-throated Wren ''Cantorchilus leucopogon''

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★ Plain Wren ''Cantorchilus modestus''

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★ Riverside Wren ''Cantorchilus semibadius''

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★ Bay Wren ''Cantorchilus nigricapillus''

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★ Superciliated Wren ''Cantorchilus superciliaris''

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★ Buff-breasted Wren ''Cantorchilus leucotis'' (probably not monophyletic)

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★ Fawn-breasted Wren ''Cantorchilus guarayanus''

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★ Long-billed Wren ''Cantorchilus longirostris''

★ 'Genus ''Thryophilus''' (formerly included in ''Thryothorus'')

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★ Gray Wren ''Thryophilus griseus'' (placement in genus requires confirmation)

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★ Rufous-and-white Wren ''Thryophilus rufalbus''

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★ Niceforo's Wren ''Thryophilus nicefori''

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★ Sinaloa Wren ''Thryophilus sinaloa''

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★ Banded Wren ''Thryophilus pleurostictus''

★ 'Genus ''Pheugopedius''' (formerly included in ''Thryothorus'')

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★ Moustached Wren ''Pheugopedius genibarbis''

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★ Coraya Wren ''Pheugopedius coraya''

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★ Whiskered Wren ''Pheugopedius mystacalis''

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★ Plain-tailed Wren ''Pheugopedius euophrys''

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★ Black-bellied Wren ''Pheugopedius fasciatoventris''

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★ Black-throated Wren ''Pheugopedius atrogularis''

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★ Speckle-breasted Wren ''Pheugopedius sclateri''

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★ Sooty-headed Wren ''Pheugopedius spadix''

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★ Happy Wren ''Pheugopedius felix''

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★ Inca Wren ''Pheugopedius eisenmanni''

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★ Rufous-breasted Wren ''Pheugopedius rutilus''

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★ Spot-breasted Wren ''Pheugopedius maculipectus''

★ 'Genus ''Cyphorhinus'''

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★ Chestnut-breasted Wren ''Cyphorhinus thoracicus''

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★ Musician Wren ''Cyphorhinus aradus''

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★ Song Wren ''Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus''


★ 'Genus ''Uropsila'''

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★ White-bellied Wren ''Uropsila leucogastra''

★ 'Genus ''Henicorhina''' - wood-wrens

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★ Bar-winged Wood-wren ''Henicorhina leucoptera''

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★ Gray-breasted Wood-wren ''Henicorhina leucophrys''

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★ White-breasted Wood-wren ''Henicorhina leucosticta''

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★ Munchique Wood-wren, ''Henicorhina negreti''

★ 'Genus ''Thryorchilus'''

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★ Timberline Wren ''Thryorchilus browni''

★ 'Genus ''Troglodytes''' (some 10 species; includes ''Nannus'' which may be distinct however)

★ 'Genus ''Cistothorus'''

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★ Apolinar's Wren ''Cistothorus apolinari''

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★ Marsh Wren ''Cistothorus palustris''

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★ Paramo Wren ''Cistothorus meridae''

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★ Sedge Wren ''Cistothorus platensis''

★ 'Genus ''Ferminia'''

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★ Zapata Wren ''Ferminia cerverai''

References

★ 'Alström', Per; Ericson, Per G.P.; Olsson, Urban & Sundberg, Per (2006): Phylogeny and classification of the avian superfamily Sylvioidea. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' '38'(2): 381–397.

★ 'Mann', Nigel I.; Barker, F. Keith; Graves, Jeff A.; Dingess-Mann, Kimberly A. & Slater, Peter J. B. (2006): Molecular data delineate four genera of "Thryothorus" wrens. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' '40': 750–759. (HTML abstract)

★ 'Martínez Gómez', Juan E.; Barber, Bruian R. & Peterson, A. Townsend (2005): Phylogenetic position and generic placement of the Socorro Wren (''Thryomanes sissonii''). ''Auk'' '122'(1): 50–56. [English with Spanish abstract] DOI:10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[0050:PPAGPO]2.0.CO;2 PDF fulltext

External links

★ Wren videos on the Internet Bird Collection