House Wren

(Troglodytes aedon)

Conservation Status
IUCN Red List

LC - Least Concern

NatureServe

N5B, N5N - Secure Breeding and Nonbreeding

SNRB - Unranked Breeding

Minnesota

not listed

 
House Wren
Photo by Bill Reynolds
 
Description

 

 

Size

4½ to 5 in length

6 wingspan

 

Voice

 

Similar Species

 
Habitat

Thickets, woodland edges and openings

Ecology

Migration

Late April to mid-October

 

Nesting

 

 

Food

 

Distribution

Occurrence

Common migrant and breeder

 

Maps

The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map

Taxonomy

Class

Aves (birds)

Order

Passeriformes (perching birds)

Family

Troglodytidae (wrens)

Genus

Troglodytes (wrens)

   

Subordinate Taxa

Up to 33 subspecies have been described. Recent DNA analysis shows several of those to be separate species, others geographically isolated intergrades of Brown-throated Wren (Troglodytes brunneicollis), and others poorly differentiated and therefor merged with Eastern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon aedon). Nevertheless, most authoritative sources continue to recognize all of the subspecies.

   

aedon group

Eastern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. aedon)

Ohio House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. baldwini)

Western House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. parkmanii)

brunneicollis group

Brown-throated House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. brunneicollis)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. cahooni)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. compositus)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. nitidus)

Cozumel Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. beani)

Dominican Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. rufescens)

Grenada Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. grenadensis)

Guadeloupe Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. guadeloupensis)

Martinique Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. martinicensis)

musicus group

Coiba House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. carychrous)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. albicans)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. atacamensis)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. atopus)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. audax)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. bonariae)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. carabayae)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. chilensis)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. columbae)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. inquietus)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. intermedius)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. puna)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. rex)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. striatulus)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. tecellatus)

St. Vincent Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. musicus)

Southern House Wren [clarus] (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. clarus)

Tobago House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. tobagensis)

St. Lucia Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. mesoleucus)

Southern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon  ssp. musculus)

   

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House Wren  

House Wren

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Luciearl

House Wren   House Wren

This little wren had a little bump with the window. Gave it a resting area and was soon ready to fly away.

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House Wren    

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House Wren    

Wren feeding chick, July 2016, surrounded by my tall Queen of the Prairie plants.

   

Wayne Rasmussen

House Wren    

Bill Reynolds

House Wren   House Wren

 

 

This is a House Wren Chick. It had just exited the nest box and was struggle to stay on the branch.

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House Wren
Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren

House Wren

Western House Wren
JMC Nature Photos

Western House Wren

 

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Other Videos

House Wren singing
seahue

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Published on May 4, 2011

The first time I've seen a house wren!!!

I heard a beautiful singing coming from outside my window and spotted this beautiful little bird! I'm pretty sure it is a house wren...correct me if i'm wrong.

It is very rare for me to get a bird singing so I am very excited to have the honor:)

I also saw two other birds I've never seen before...all in one day!

A chipping sparrow couple and a wood thrush. Also the grosbeak has returned and I saw the female towhee!

House Wren
Don DesJardin

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Uploaded on Mar 14, 2010

A short video showing this little bird with a big voice singing his heart out for a mate. March 2010, Ventura County, California, USA.

http://birdsdesjardin.com

House Wren (Troglodytidae: Troglodytes aedon) Male Singing
Carl Barrentine

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Uploaded on Jun 23, 2009

Photographed at the Rydell NWR, Minnesota (23 June 2009).

House Wren Sings the song of the day
Bryan Wells

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Uploaded on Nov 30, 2006

Turn up the volume and enjoy the sights and sounds of a house wren as it sings to find a mate and builds a nest in a bird house.

Be sure to see all the other wildlife videos from my home area!

Singing House Wren
Ron Monner

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Published on Oct 30, 2012

House Wren singing in a tree on a sunny morning.

 

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Bobbi Johnson
7/6/2024

Location: Silver Bay, MN

Taken in the garden today

House Wren
Luciearl
April 2022

Location: Lake Shore, MN

This little wren had a little bump with the window. Gave it a resting area and was soon ready to fly away.

House Wren
Gregory Gilman
5/20/2019

Location: Rochester, MN

House Wren
Norm & Peg Dibble
July 2016

Location: Maple Grove, MN

Wren feeding chick, July 2016, surrounded by my tall Queen of the Prairie plants.

House Wren
Wayne Rasmussen
8/8/2014

Location: Maplewood Heights Park

House Wren
Bill Reynolds
7/4/2008

Location: Pennington Co.

This is a House Wren Chick. It had just exited the nest box and was struggle to stay on the branch.

House Wren
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