Eurasian wren
Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758)
The Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) is a bird in the family Troglodytidae, part of the songbirds and other perching birds. It is a tiny bird with an adult body mass of 9.7 g, ranging from 9.2 to 9.9 g across sources, and a wingspan of 15 cm.
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Quick facts about the Eurasian wren
The Eurasian wren is an invertivore and a migratory, perching bird of forest habitat, with a geographic range of 15,760,000 km². It lays 5.6 eggs per clutch, with 1.5 clutches per year, and is listed as Least Concern, which is not an IUCN threatened category.
- Weight
- 9.18 g – 9.85 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 15 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 5.83 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 7 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 14.8 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5.56 – 6.3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the Eurasian wren?
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Where does the Eurasian wren live?
Not recorded
What is the Eurasian wren?
The Eurasian wren (Nannus troglodytes) is a very small insectivorous bird and the only member of the wren family found in the Old World, specifically in Eurasia and Africa (Maghreb). In Anglophone Europe, it is commonly known simply as the wren. It has a very short tail which is often held erect, a short neck and a relatively long thin bill. It is russet brown above, paler buff-brown below, overall finely barred darker, and has a cream buff supercilium. The sexes are alike.
The Eurasian wren occurs in Europe and across the Palearctic, including a belt of Asia from northern Iran and Afghanistan across to Japan. It is migratory in the northern (particularly northeastern), parts of its range, and sedentary in the west and south of its range. It is also highly polygynous, an unusual mating system for passerines. The species was formerly lumped together with winter wren (Nannus hiemalis) of eastern North America and Pacific wren (Nannus pacificus) of western North America under the merged name of northern wren. Furthermore, although these three species were previously classified in the genus Troglodytes, they have since been moved to the genus Nannus due to the paraphyly of the genus.
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What does the Eurasian wren sound like?
Is the Eurasian wren endangered?
The Eurasian wren is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the Eurasian wren classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTroglodytidae
- genusTroglodytes
- SpeciesTroglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Anorthura communis, Anorthura tibetana, Anorthura troglodytes, Anothura troglodytes, Certhia migratoria, Mannus troglodytes talifuensis, Motacilla troglodytes, Nannus troglodytes, Olbiorchilus fumigatus amurensis, Sylvia troglodytes, Troglodytes communis, Troglodytes domesticus, Troglodytes europaeus, Troglodytes linnei, Troglodytes naumanni, Troglodytes pallidus, Troglodytes parvulus, Troglodytes parvulus, Troglodytes regulus, Troglodytes sylvestris, Troglodytes tenuirostris, Troglodytes troglodytes longicilla, Troglodytes troglodytes suprallidus, Troglodytes troglodytes tarimensis, Troglodytes verus, Troglodytes vulgaris
Other names and names in other languages (124)
- Eurasian winter wrenEnglish
- EUWREnglish
- Jenny wrenEnglish
- Northern wrenEnglish
- Winter wrenEnglish
- WrenEnglish
- صعو أوراسيArabic
- صعو اوراسيArabic
- نمنمة أوراسيةArabic
- نمنمة شماليةArabic
- Rei d'as barzasAragonese
- fornuAsturian
- abangaviguesAsturian
- cenricaAsturian
- cerllicaAsturian
- cerricaAsturian
- cerricuAsturian
- pioyinaAsturian
- zarricaAsturian
- zarricuAsturian
- КрапіўнікBelarusian
- Крапiўнiк (або валавока)Belarusian
- ОрехчеBulgarian
- Laouenan troc'hanikBreton
- cargoletCatalan
- ВӗлтрентӑрриChuvash
- střízlík obecnýCzech
- drywWelsh
- DrywodWelsh
- GærdesmutteDanish
- ZaunkönigGerman
- SchneekönigGerman
- ΤρυποφράχτηςGreek
- Ευρωπαϊκός ΤρυποφράχτηςGreek
- TrogloditoEsperanto
- eŭrazia trogloditoEsperanto
- Chochín ComúnSpanish
- Chivirín chochínSpanish
- Chochín paleárticoSpanish
- käblikEstonian
- TxepetxBasque
- الیکاییPersian
- peukaloinenFinnish
- músabróðirFaroese
- mortítlingurFaroese
- troglodyte mignonFrench
- SömkNorthern Frisian
- TomkeWestern Frisian
- DreolínIrish
- DreoilínIrish
- dreathan donnScottish Gaelic
- dreathain-donnaScottish Gaelic
- CarrizaGalician
- CarrizoGalician
- DreanManx
- גדרוןHebrew
- גדרון מובהקHebrew
- palčićCroatian
- ökörszemHungarian
- ԵղնջաթռչնակArmenian
- ԵղինջաթռչնակArmenian
- MúsarrindillIcelandic
- ScriccioloItalian
- Scricciolo comuneItalian
- ミソサザイJapanese
- ჭინჭრაქაGeorgian
- ҮнгірекKazakh
- 굴뚝새Korean
- GwrannenCornish
- ZonkebutzLuxembourgish
- MaiskinnekLuxembourgish
- KaretaitėLithuanian
- paprastoji karietaitėLithuanian
- paceplītisLatvian
- кӱчыкпочMari
- нужгайыкMari
- царчеMacedonian
- winterkoningDutch
- gjerdesmettNorwegian
- strzyżyk (zwyczajny)Polish
- StrzyżykPolish
- Carriça-comumPortuguese
- CarriçaPortuguese
- carriça-eurasiáticaPortuguese
- PănţăruşRomanian
- OchiubouluiRomanian
- OchiulbouluiRomanian
- PănțărușRomanian
- ОрешекRussian
- КрапивникRussian
- ПодкоренникRussian
- BealgeloddiNorthern Sami
- oriešok hnedýSlovak
- oriešok obyčajnýSlovak
- stržekSlovenian
- çerriAlbanian
- camerliAlbanian
- carcaminiAlbanian
- carkakeqiAlbanian
- cercamiAlbanian
- cermliniAlbanian
- cicamiAlbanian
- cinxamiAlbanian
- çoçriAlbanian
- ferrakuAlbanian
- ferrc gjymsazogAlbanian
- ferrësiAlbanian
- gjysamigjysazogAlbanian
- micakuAlbanian
- torozaAlbanian
- triceliAlbanian
- triclaAlbanian
- zog ferremandseAlbanian
- CarićSerbian
- ЦарићSerbian
- gärdsmygSwedish
- ÇıtkuşuTurkish
- bayağı çit kuşuTurkish
- волове очкоUkrainian
- SbusaserajeVenetian
- PietjekuntjeWest Flemish
- DuumpjeZeelandic
- 鷦鷯Chinese
- 鹪鹩Chinese
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Relatives of the Eurasian wren
Other species in the same genus Troglodytes.
Northern house wren
Troglodytes aedon
Tepui wren
Troglodytes rufulus
Rufous-browed wren
Troglodytes rufociliatus
Mountain wren
Troglodytes solstitialis
Socorro wren
Troglodytes sissonii
Cobb's wren
Troglodytes cobbi
CompareEurasian wren vs Northern house wrenEurasian wren vs Tepui wrenEurasian wren vs Rufous-browed wrenEurasian wren vs Mountain wren
Common questions
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How heavy is the Eurasian wren?
The Eurasian wren weighs 9.7 g as an adult, with values from 9.2 to 9.9 g reported by sources. It is classed as tiny, under 10 g.
What does the Eurasian wren eat?
The Eurasian wren is an invertivore, and its trophic level is carnivore.
Is the Eurasian wren endangered?
No. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.
How long does the Eurasian wren live?
The Eurasian wren has a lifespan of 5.8 years, with values up to 7 years reported by sources.
How many eggs does the Eurasian wren lay?
The Eurasian wren lays 5.6 eggs per clutch, up to 6.3, with 1.5 clutches per year. Incubation lasts 15 days.
What kind of animal is the Eurasian wren?
The Eurasian wren is a bird in the family Troglodytidae and order Passeriformes, grouped with the songbirds and other perching birds.
What other names does the Eurasian wren have?
It is also called Wren, Jenny wren, Winter wren, Northern wren and Eurasian winter wren.
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