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Winter Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

Summary 7

The Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes), is a very small bird, and the only member of the wren family Troglodytidae found in Eurasia. In Anglophone Europe, it is commonly known simply as the Wren. It was once lumped with Troglodytes hiemalis of eastern North America and Troglodytes pacificus of western North America as the Winter Wren.

Taxon biology 8

This small perky little bird is one of the most common birds in the Netherlands. It may be small but it is extremely boisterous. In fact, you hear wrens more often than you see them. They are forest birds, but will make their nests anywhere where you find trees. Hundreds nest in gardens, parks, woods and even in the dunes nowadays. They eat small animals, such as spiders and insects. But when scarse, they easily switch to seeds and berries.

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  1. (c) Agustín Povedano, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/60513640@N07/6933171953
  2. (c) Loz (L. B. Tettenborn), some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Troglodytes_troglodytes%28loz%29.jpg/460px-Troglodytes_troglodytes%28loz%29.jpg
  3. (c) Tanja Kübelbeck, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Zaunkoenig_Entsorgung_01.jpg/460px-Zaunkoenig_Entsorgung_01.jpg
  4. (c) Tanja Kübelbeck, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Zaunkoenig_Entsorgung_02.jpg/460px-Zaunkoenig_Entsorgung_02.jpg
  5. (c) Tanja Kübelbeck, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Zaunkoenig_Entsorgung_03.jpg/460px-Zaunkoenig_Entsorgung_03.jpg
  6. (c) Tanja Kübelbeck, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Zaunkoenig_Entsorgung_04.jpg/460px-Zaunkoenig_Entsorgung_04.jpg
  7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troglodytes_troglodytes
  8. (c) Copyright Ecomare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/23204450

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