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Eurasian WrenAlternate name(s): "Wren", "Winter Wren" ![]() Size: 9-10 cm; wing span 13-17 cm Weight: 7-12 g |
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Photos |
Race "troglodytes"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
The (tentative) identification of the birds labeled as males is made based on their behaviour (territorial display and song), rather than morphology.
Near-frontal view of a male(?) Eurasian Wren issuing its
call
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Parque Ecologico do Gameiro, Mora, Evora, Portugal, February 2023]
Near-lateral view of a male(?) Eurasian Wren issuing its
call
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Parque Ecologico do Gameiro, Mora, Evora, Portugal, February 2023]
Close-up lateral/ventral view of a male(?) Eurasian Wren
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, February 2019]
Close-up lateral/ventral view of a male(?) Eurasian Wren issuing
its call
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, February 2019]
Sex unknown |
Near-frontal view of a Eurasian Wren
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Padstow, Cornwall, England, September 2019]
Near-lateral view of a Eurasian Wren
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, October 2017]
Near-lateral view of a Eurasian Wren (photo courtesy of M. Thomas)
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, January 2019]
Lateral view of a Eurasian Wren
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Padstow, Cornwall, England, September 2019]
Lateral view of a Eurasian Wren
(photo courtesy of M. Thomas)
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, January 2019]
Lateral view of a Eurasian Wren (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, October 2017]
Lateral view of a Eurasian Wren
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, October 2017]
Near-dorsal view of a Eurasian Wren
(photo courtesy of G. Normand)
[Saint Denis, 10 km North of Paris, France, February 2020]
Near-dorsal view of a Eurasian Wren
(photo courtesy of M. Thomas)
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, January 2019]
Dorsal view of a Eurasian Wren
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, October 2017]
Dorsal view of a Eurasian Wren
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Padstow, Cornwall, England, September 2019]
Comparison between a Eurasian Wren, right, and a
Dunnock, left
(photo courtesy of M. Thomas)
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, January 2019]
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Food, Diet |
Close-up lateral view of a Eurasian Wren with its prey, a
"Daddy Long Leg" spider (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, October 2017]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
eurwren_jp_20200318.m4a | (Portugal) | Contact call(?) | © JP | |
eurwren_jp_20200318_2.m4a | (Portugal) | Contact call(?) | © JP | |
eurwren_jp_20200520.m4a | (Portugal) | Territorial song(?) | © JP | |
eurwren_jp_20200722.m4a | (Portugal) | Territorial song(?) | © JP | |
eurwren_jp_20230217.mp3 | (Portugal) | Territorial song(?) | © JP | |
eurwren_jp_20230217_2.mp3 | (Portugal) | Territorial song(?) | © JP | |
eurwren_jp_20200318_3.m4a | (Portugal) | Various | © JP | |
eurwren_jp_20190528.m4a | (Portugal) | Various (+ Eurasian Blackcap, Short-toed Treecreeper) | © JP |
More Eurasian Wren sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.