House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

Class

Aves

Order

passeriformes

Family

troglodytidae

Genus

troglodytes

Weighing about 4 pennies, House Wrens are relatively small songbirds. Their all-over brown coloration allows for intricate feather pattering. House Wrens live in open woodlands and a wide range of habitats and eat many different insects by foraging on bark and branches. House Wrens are also a popular bird in habitats with human development as they aer cavity nesters.

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