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Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Doug Hynes (XC920776). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
Pacific WrenTroglodytes pacificus
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,513,028 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 634,272 |
| New York | 264,285 |
| Virginia | 114,887 |
| Michigan | 110,913 |
| Maryland | 95,454 |
| New Jersey | 75,481 |
| Pennsylvania | 75,359 |
| Maine | 72,359 |
| North Carolina | 69,184 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Wrens · Troglodytidae |
| Genus | Troglodytes Wrens · Troglodytes |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Canton, Ohio, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Winter Wren with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.