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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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
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).
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