Troglodytidae

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winter wren

Home Subjects Covers About Contact WINTER WREN (Troglodytes hiemalis) is in the family Troglodytidae of the Order Passeriformes, breeding in coniferous forests from British Columbia to the Atlantic Ocean.  It migrates in winter further south and may be found in most of the US north of Florida then.  It was recently decided that the Pacific

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sedge wren

Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Sedge Wren  (Cistothorus stellaris) breed in eastern North America, west of the Appalachians down to Missouri and Arkansas, preferring wet meadows or  grasslands, nesting in tall grass or sedges.  In winter they may move further south to coastal areas from Florida to Texas.  It was recently split off from

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marsh wren

Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Marsh Wren  (Cistothorus palustris)  is native to Canada, the US and Mexico, living in marshes with tall vegetation like cattails.  Males make dummy nests in their territory and may peck eggs and young of other birds nesting nearby. MARSH WREN (Cistothorus palustris) *gallery moved, click button below* MARSH WREN

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house wren

Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The House Wren is a member of the family Troglodytidae, in the Order Passeriformes.  Its ranges is from Canada to tip of South America and is thus the mostly widely distributed bird in the New World.  Its variations in different parts of its range have resulted in taxonomic difficulties

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cactus wren

Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Cactus Wren  (Campylorhynchos brunneicapillus) is a member of the family Troglodytidae, in the Order Passeriformes.  It is endemic to the deserts of the southwest US and extends to northern and central Mexico. Arizona has this, the largest wren, as its State Bird.  Populations have declined due to habitat

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Wrens

Home Subjects Covers About Contact WRENS (Family Troglodytidae) Wrens constitute a family (Troglodytidae), of small birds in the Order Passeriformes. The name means cave-dweller, and was given because of their habit of going into holes and cavities after arthropod prey. They are among the smallest Passerine birds in the Americas Click pictures for galleries of

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