Eurasian Wren

How to identify

Field marks

1. Very short tail, often upturned
2. Reddish-brown upperparts and paler yellowish-brown underparts
3. Cream supercilium
4. Short neck and a rather long, slender bill

Male, female and young

Sexes look similar; juvenile has less distinct barring and a mottled belly.

Voice

A sharp, continuous “tic-tic-tic”; when excited, this lengthens into a “churr”, like clockwork running down.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April–May and October · Most records: United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal

Eurasian Wren has been recorded at 1,787 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 77 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Amwell HMWT NRUnited Kingdom6,393 records
2. Titchwell Marsh RSPB ReserveUnited Kingdom5,528 records
3. Minsmere RSPB ReserveUnited Kingdom4,390 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United KingdomSpainPortugalGermanyFranceIrelandNetherlandsCzechia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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