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| Wren Troglodytes troglodytes [Linnaeus, 1758] | |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Troglodytidae |
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BTO Codes:
WR, WREN.
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EURING No: 10660 | |
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Number in Britain:
8 million territories (Summer)
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
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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
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Wingspan: 15 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 10 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: trogle=a hole + dutes=a diver |
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World Distribution:
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Eurasia, North America |
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Habitat:
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Forest, woodland, undergrowth |
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Diet:
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Insects, esp beetles, spiders, usually feeds close to ground (<2m high) |
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TitBit:
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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 |
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
8 million territories
in 2000
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First Record:
8th Century
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
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Conservation Status:
GREEN
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
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| Races of Concern: zetlandicus AMBER (European Concern), fridariensis RED (International Concern), hebridensis AMBER (European Concern), hirtensis RED (International Concern), indigenus AMBER (Important Population), troglodytes < | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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| Most frequent in: Deciduous Wood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Also common in: Scrub, Pasture Farmland, Villages, Towns, Coniferous Wood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| And found in: Arable Farmland, Grass/Heath, Marsh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
21 to 36 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers)
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Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
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Distribution in Europe
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(I*), Bern(III)
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Egg Size:
16 x 13 mm
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Egg Weight: 1.3 g (of which 6 % is shell) | |||||||||
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Number of Nest Records:
336
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Clutch Size:
5 - 6 eggs
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5.70 ± 1.13 (2 - 10) N = 3482
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Incubation:
16- 18 days
16.40 ± 2.27 (12 - 20.5) N = 3482
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by the:
Female
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Fledging:
15 - 18days
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16.40 ± 2.27 (12 - 20) N = 3969 |
as:
Altricial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
2 May (14 Apr - 21 Jun)
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Number of Broods:
1
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Trends in Breeding Productivity
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Number Ringed:
14732
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Adult Survival:
0.319
± 0.021
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Juvenile Survival:
0.263 (in First-Year)
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Age at First Breeding:
1
year
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Typical Lifespan:
2
years
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Maximum Recorded Age:
6yr 8m
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Ring Size:
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Wing Length
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Adult: | 48.8 ± 2.1 | Range | 46 - 52 mm, N =17388 | |||
| Juvenile: | 48.5 ± 2.0 | 46 - 52 mm, N =23612 | |||||
| Male: | 50.3 ± 1.7 | 48 - 52.5 mm, N =3049 | |||||
| Female: | 47.6 ± 1.7 | 45 - 50 mm, N =3808 | |||||
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Weight
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Adult: | 9.91 ± 1.61 | Range | 8.30 - 11.50 g , N =13989 | |||
| Juvenile: | 9.53 ± 0.96 | 8.10 - 11.20 g , N =18343 | |||||
| Male: | 10.51 ± 0.70 | 9.50 - 11.50 g , N =2353 | |||||
| Female: | 9.81 ± 2.00 . | 8.30 - 11.60 g , N =3007 | |||||
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| Other Names | |
| Winter Wren | |
| Gaelic: Dreathann-donn | Welsh: Dryw |
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Danish:
Gærdesmutte
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Dutch: Winterkoning |
| Finnish: Peukaloinen | French: Troglodyte mignon |
| German: Zaunkönig | Hungarian: Ökörszem |
| Icelandic: Músarrindill | Irish: Dreoilín |
| Italian: Scricciolo | Norwegian: Gjerdesmett |
| Polish: Strzyzyk zwyczajny | Portuguese: Carriça |
| Spanish: Chochin | Swedish: Gärdsmyg |
| Local Names: Stumpy Toddy, Sumpit, Our Lady's Hen | |
| Collective Noun: Herd or Chime | |
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| For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Armstrong, E. 1955 The wren Collins, London [598.872 ARM] |
| Armstrong, E.A. 1992 The Wren Shire Publications, Princes Risborough [Jour: S] |
| See Also: |
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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Wikipedia entry
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State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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BOU Register of Avian Theses entry
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
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Selected scientific papers published 1980-2005
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Find more papers on Google Scholar
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Find more papers on Scirus
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