Southern House Wren

When to see the Southern House Wren

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Southern House Wren

The map shades 23 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Southern House Wren

The southern house wren is a very small passerine bird in the wren family Troglodytidae. It is found from southern Mexico to southern Chile and southern Argentina. 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. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the northern house wren.

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Easily confused with

Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalisSmall tail is often cocked above its back, and short neck gives the appearance of a small brown ball. Pacific WrenTroglodytes pacificusRufous brown above, richly colored below, barred with darker brown and dusky, even on wings and tail. Mountain WrenTroglodytes solstitialisThe mountain wren is 10.5 to 11.5 cm (4.1 to 4.5 in) long and has a mean weight of 11.8 g (0.42 oz).