Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Wrens Cactus Wren Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae Genera Donacobius Campylorhynchus Odontorchilus Salpinctes Catherpes Hylorchilus Cinnycerthia Thryomanes Ferminia Troglodytes Cistothorus Uropsila Thryorchilus Henicorhina Microcerculus ''Cyphorhinus Wrens are members of a New World passerine bird family Troglodytidae containing 55 species. A troglodyte means a cave-dweller, and 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. Only one wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, known as the Winter Wren in North America, also occurs in Europe, where it is commonly known simply as the Wren. The species are: Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapillus White-headed Wren Campylorhynchus albobrunneus Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus Gray-barred Wren Campylorhynchus megalopterus Giant Wren Campylorhynchus chiapensis Rufous-naped Wren Campylorhynchus rufinucha Spotted Wren Campylorhynchus gularis Boucard's Wren Campylorhynchus jocosus Yucatan Wren Campylorhynchus yucatanicus Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Bicolored Wren Campylorhynchus griseus Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis Fasciated Wren Campylorhynchus fasciatus Gray-mantled Wren Odontorchilus branickii Tooth-billed Wren Odontorchilus cinereus Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus Slender-billed Wren Hylorchilus sumichrasti Nava's Wren Hylorchilus navai Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa Sharpe's Wren Cinnycerthia olivascens Peruvian Wren Cinnycerthia peruana Fulvous Wren Cinnycerthia fulva Black-throated Wren Thryothorus atrogularis Sooty-headed Wren Thryothorus spadix Black-bellied Wren Thryothorus fasciatoventris Inca Wren Thryothorus eisenmanni Whiskered Wren Thryothorus mystacalis Plain-tailed Wren Thryothorus euophrys Moustached Wren Thryothorus genibarbis Coraya Wren Thryothorus coraya Happy Wren Thryothorus felix Spot-breasted Wren Thryothorus maculipectus Rufous-breasted Wren Thryothorus rutilus Speckle-breasted Wren Thryothorus sclateri Riverside Wren Thryothorus semibadius Bay Wren Thryothorus nigricapillus Stripe-breasted Wren Thryothorus thoracicus Stripe-throated Wren Thryothorus leucopogon Banded Wren Thryothorus pleurostictus Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus Rufous-and-white Wren Thryothorus rufalbus Sinaloa Wren Thryothorus sinaloa Plain Wren Thryothorus modestus Buff-breasted Wren Thryothorus leucotis Niceforo's Wren Thryothorus nicefori Superciliated Wren Thryothorus superciliaris Fawn-breasted Wren Thryothorus guarayanus Long-billed Wren Thryothorus longirostris Gray Wren Thryothorus griseus Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii Socorro Wren Thryomanes sissonii Zapata Wren Ferminia cerverai Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Wren Troglodytes aedon Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi Clarion Island Wren Troglodytes tanneri Rufous-browed Wren Troglodytes rufociliatus Ochraceous Wren Troglodytes ochraceus Santa Marta Wren Troglodytes monticola Mountain Wren Troglodytes solstitialis Tepui Wren Troglodytes rufulus Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis Apolinar's Wren Cistothorus apolinari Paramo Wren Cistothorus meridae Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris White-bellied Wren Uropsila leucogastra Timberline Wren Thryorchilus browni White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys Bar-winged Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucoptera Nightingale Wren Microcerculus philomela Scaly-breasted Wren Microcerculus marginatus Flutist Wren Microcerculus ustulatus Wing-banded Wren Microcerculus bambla Song Wren Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus Chestnut-breasted Wren Cyphorhinus thoracicus Musician Wren Cyphorhinus aradus This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.