The Wrens

Wrens
Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae Swainson, 1832
Genera
Odontorchilus Salpinctes Microcerculus Campylorhynchus Catherpes Hylorchilus Thryomanes Thryothorus Cinnycerthia Cantorchilus Thryophilus Pheugopedius Cyphorhinus Uropsila Thryorchilus Henicorhina Troglodytes Cistothorus Ferminia

The wrens are passerine birds in the mainly New World family Troglodytidae. There are about 80 species of true wrens in about 20 genera, though the name is also ascribed to other unrelated birds throughout the world.

Troglodyte means "cave-dweller," and the wrens get their scientific name from the tendency of some species to forage in dark crevices. They are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and a thin down-turned bill. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous.

They range in size from the White-bellied Wren (Uropsila leucogastra), which averages under 10 cm (4 inches) and 9 grams, to the Giant Wren (Campylorhynchus chiapensis), which averages at about 22 cm (8.7 inches) and 50 grams (1.8 oz).

Only one species occurs in the Old World, where it is commonly known simply as the "Wren."; it is called Winter Wren in North America.

The 27 Australasian "wren" species in the family Maluridae are unrelated, as are the New Zealand wrens in the family Acanthisittidae.

Species list in taxonomic order

Revised following Martínez Gómez et al. (2005) and Mann et al. (2006). The Black-capped Donacobius is an enigmatic species traditionally placed with the wrens more for lack of a more apparent alternative and/or thorough study. It was more recently determined to be most likely closer to certain "warblers", possibly the newly-established Megaluridae, and might constitute a monotypic family (Alström et al. 2006).

• Genus Odontorchilus
  • Gray-mantled Wren Odontorchilus branickii
  • Tooth-billed Wren Odontorchilus cinereus

• Genus Salpinctes - Rock Wren

• Genus Microcerculus
  • Flutist Wren Microcerculus ustulatus
  • Nightingale Wren Microcerculus philomela
  • Scaly-breasted Wren Microcerculus marginatus
  • Wing-banded Wren Microcerculus bambla

• Genus Catherpes - Canyon Wren

• Genus Hylorchilus
  • Nava's Wren Hylorchilus navai
  • Slender-billed Wren Hylorchilus sumichrasti

• Genus Campylorhynchus
  • Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus
  • Bicolored Wren Campylorhynchus griseus
  • Boucard's Wren Campylorhynchus jocosus
  • Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
  • Fasciated Wren Campylorhynchus fasciatus
  • Giant Wren Campylorhynchus chiapensis
  • Gray-barred Wren Campylorhynchus megalopterus
  • Rufous-naped Wren Campylorhynchus rufinucha
  • Spotted Wren Campylorhynchus gularis
  • Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis
  • Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus
  • White-headed Wren Campylorhynchus albobrunneus
  • Yucatan Wren Campylorhynchus yucatanicus

• Genus Thryomanes - Bewick's Wren

• Genus Thryothorus - Carolina Wren and possibly distinct White-browed Wren

• Genus Cinnycerthia
  • Fulvous Wren Cinnycerthia fulva
  • Peruvian Wren Cinnycerthia peruana
  • Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa
  • Sharpe's Wren Cinnycerthia olivascens

• Genus Cantorchilus (formerly included in Thryothorus)
  • Stripe-breasted Wren Cantorchilus thoracicus
  • Stripe-throated Wren Cantorchilus leucopogon
  • Plain Wren Cantorchilus modestus
  • Riverside Wren Cantorchilus semibadius
  • Bay Wren Cantorchilus nigricapillus
  • Superciliated Wren Cantorchilus superciliaris
  • Buff-breasted Wren Cantorchilus leucotis (probably not monophyletic)
  • Fawn-breasted Wren Cantorchilus guarayanus
  • Long-billed Wren Cantorchilus longirostris

• Genus Thryophilus (formerly included in Thryothorus)
  • Gray Wren Thryophilus griseus (placement in genus requires confirmation)
  • Rufous-and-white Wren Thryophilus rufalbus
  • Niceforo's Wren Thryophilus nicefori
  • Sinaloa Wren Thryophilus sinaloa
  • Banded Wren Thryophilus pleurostictus

• Genus Pheugopedius (formerly included in Thryothorus)
  • Moustached Wren Pheugopedius genibarbis
  • Coraya Wren Pheugopedius coraya
  • Whiskered Wren Pheugopedius mystacalis
  • Plain-tailed Wren Pheugopedius euophrys
  • Black-bellied Wren Pheugopedius fasciatoventris
  • Black-throated Wren Pheugopedius atrogularis
  • Speckle-breasted Wren Pheugopedius sclateri
  • Sooty-headed Wren Pheugopedius spadix
  • Happy Wren Pheugopedius felix
  • Inca Wren Pheugopedius eisenmanni
  • Rufous-breasted Wren Pheugopedius rutilus
  • Spot-breasted Wren Pheugopedius maculipectus

• Genus Cyphorhinus
  • Chestnut-breasted Wren Cyphorhinus thoracicus
  • Musician Wren Cyphorhinus aradus
  • Song Wren Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus

• Genus Uropsila
  • White-bellied Wren Uropsila leucogastra

• Genus Henicorhina - wood-wrens
  • Bar-winged Wood-wren Henicorhina leucoptera
  • Gray-breasted Wood-wren Henicorhina leucophrys
  • White-breasted Wood-wren Henicorhina leucosticta
  • Munchique Wood-wren, Henicorhina negreti

• Genus Thryorchilus
  • Timberline Wren Thryorchilus browni

• Genus Troglodytes (some 10 species; includes Nannus which may be distinct however)

• Genus Cistothorus
  • Apolinar's Wren Cistothorus apolinari
  • Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
  • Paramo Wren Cistothorus meridae
  • Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis

• Genus Ferminia
  • Zapata Wren Ferminia cerverai

References

• Alström
  

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