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Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus Naumann, JF, 1823
The southern house wren (Troglodytes musculus) is a very small passerine bird in the wren family Troglodytidae.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The southern house wren (Troglodytes musculus) is a very small passerine bird in the wren family Troglodytidae. It is found from southern Mexico to southern Chile and southern Argentina. The name troglodytes means "hole dweller", and is a reference to the bird's tendency to disappear into crevices when hunting insects or to seek shelter.
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Questions
Where does the Southern House Wren live?
Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: southern Mexico to southern Chile and southern Argentina.
What family is the Southern House Wren in?
It belongs to the family Wrens (Troglodytidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
Range
Middle America, South America: southern Mexico to southern Chile and southern Argentina
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Wrens Troglodytidae
- Genus
- Troglodytes
Other birds in the genus Troglodytes
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
Pacific WrenTroglodytes pacificus
Clarion WrenTroglodytes tanneri
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
Cozumel WrenTroglodytes beani
Kalinago WrenTroglodytes martinicensis
St. Lucia WrenTroglodytes mesoleucus
St. Vincent WrenTroglodytes musicus
Grenada WrenTroglodytes grenadensis
Cobb's WrenTroglodytes cobbi
Socorro WrenTroglodytes sissonii
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