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Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

About Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: Wrens

The Eurasian wren or northern wren is a very small insectivorous bird and the only member of the wren family found in the Old World, specifically in Eurasia and Africa (Maghreb). In Anglophone Europe, it is commonly known simply as the wren. It has a very short tail which is often held erect, a short neck and a relatively long thin bill. It is russet brown above, paler buff-brown below and has a cream buff supercilium. The sexes are alike.

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 2013-01-05

    Tacheng, China
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  • 2013-01-08

    Lijiang - Lashihai Wetland Park, China
  • 2013-01-08

    Lijiang - Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, China
  • 2017-10-28

    Norfolk Coast, England
  • 2019-09-28

    Isle of May, England
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  • 2019-09-29

    Cairngorms National Park, England
  • 2019-09-30

    Cairngorms National Park, England
  • 2019-10-01

    Cairngorms National Park, England
  • 2019-10-02

    Orkney Islands, England
  • 2021-09-23

    Oxford, England
  • 2021-09-24

    Oxford, England