St. Lucia Wren
Troglodytes mesoleucus (Sclater, PL, 1876)
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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 St. Lucia wren (Troglodytes mesoleucus) is a very small passerine bird in the wren family Troglodytidae that is found on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. 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 St. Lucia Wren live?
Its breeding range: North America: St. Lucia (central Lesser Antilles).
What family is the St. Lucia Wren in?
It belongs to the family Wrens (Troglodytidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
Range
North America: St. Lucia (central Lesser Antilles)
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
Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus
Cozumel WrenTroglodytes beani
Kalinago WrenTroglodytes martinicensis
St. Vincent WrenTroglodytes musicus
Grenada WrenTroglodytes grenadensis
Cobb's WrenTroglodytes cobbi
Socorro WrenTroglodytes sissonii
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