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The Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) or northern wren is a very small insectivorous bird, and the only member of the wren family Troglodytidae found in Eurasia and Africa . In Anglophone Europe, it is commonly known simply as the wren .
The Eurasian Wren is a mousy little bird of backyard gardens, but it is also an avian dynamo that can survive above treeline in the Alps and has colonized remote North Atlantic islands. This tiny species delivers an amazingly loud song for its size, weaving together whistles and trills at breakneck speed.
Tiny brown bird that often holds its short little tail cocked up. Often sings from a fairly exposed perch, but at other times rather mouselike, creeping in brambles and understory. As such, can be quite inconspicuous. Favors wooded areas with a dense understory, as well as gardens, hedges in farmland, heathland, and coastal cliffs.
Basic facts about Eurasian Wren: lifespan, distribution and habitat map, lifestyle and social behavior, mating habits, diet and nutrition, population size and status.
Habitats Woodland, Urban and Suburban, Farmland, Heathland. UK breeding birds 8,600,000 territories. Weight 7-12g. Wingspan 13-17cm. Wrens are very active birds, especially in spring when male wrens will build several nests before the female chooses which one to use. Find out more.
The Eurasian Wren is a mousy little bird of backyard gardens, but it is also an avian dynamo that can survive above treeline in the Alps and has colonized remote North Atlantic islands. This tiny species delivers an amazingly loud song for its size, weaving together whistles and trills at breakneck speed.
As suggested by its name, the Eurasian wren is the only species of wren found outside the Americas, as restricted to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa (it was formerly considered conspecific with the winter wren and Pacific wren of North America).
