Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:zetlandicus (R), fridariensis (R), hebridensis (R), hirtensis (R), indigenus (R), troglodytes (W) recorded in Britain (of 41 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
10 cm
Wingspan:
15 cm
Weight:
M/F: 10 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: trogle=a hole + dutes=a diver
World Distribution:
Eurasia, North America
Habitat:
Forest, woodland, undergrowth
Diet:
Insects, esp beetles, spiders, usually feeds close to ground (<2m high)
TitBit:
According to legend the wren is greater than the eagle - one perched on an eagle's head so overflying it. A symbol of dark and earth, the tradition of the wren-hunt (latterly on St Stephens Day) dates to Neolithic times.
First Record:
Recorded in Anglo-Saxon times
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
Conservation Status: GREEN
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007 GREEN 1996-2001 GREEN
Races of Concern:
zetlandicus AMBER (European Concern), fridariensis RED (International Concern), hebridensis AMBER (European Concern), hirtensis RED (International Concern), indigenus AMBER (Important Population), troglodytes GREEN
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Deciduous Wood
Also common in:
Scrub, Pasture Farmland, Villages, Towns, Coniferous Wood
Order:
Passeriformes
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