Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
Where is it found?
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Woodland and farmland
Diet and foraging method
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Forages in leaf litter, low vegetation, tree canopy, bark and tree trunks for invertebrates.
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Key adaptations
Brown, drab colouration for camouflage in its woodland habitat.
Social organisation and mating system
Pair up for each breeding season.
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Females are attracted to males with the best territories and the males that have built the greatest number of quality nests (up to 12!). Those top quality males breed polygynously as they get a lot of female attention.
Did you know that...?
Male Wrens have one of the loudest songs, especially when you consider how small they are! If it was the same size as a rooster, it would be ten times as loud as a normal rooster.
Taxonomy
Picture credits:
Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Ein neugieriger Zaunkönig" by Joefrei - Own work. Licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ein_neugieriger_Zaunk%C3%B6nig.jpg#/media/File:Ein_neugieriger_Zaunk%C3%B6nig.jpg
"Eurasian-Wren-Troglodytes-troglodytes" by Andreas Trepte - Own work. Licenced under CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eurasian-Wren-Troglodytes-troglodytes.jpg#/media/File:Eurasian-Wren-Troglodytes-troglodytes.jpg
"Troglodytes1" by Armin Kübelbeck, www.best4sports.de - Self-photographed. Licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Troglodytes1.jpg#/media/File:Troglodytes1.jpg
"Zaunkoenig Futter 02" by Sonja Kübelbeck - own picture --Kuebi 17:21, 5 May 2007 (UTC). Licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zaunkoenig_Futter_02.jpg#/media/File:Zaunkoenig_Futter_02.jpg
"Zaunköenig Entsorgung 05" by Tanja Kübelbeck - own picture --Kuebi 16:42, 5 May 2007 (UTC). Licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zaunk%C3%B6enig_Entsorgung_05.jpg#/media/File:Zaunk%C3%B6enig_Entsorgung_05.jpg
"Ein neugieriger Zaunkönig" by Joefrei - Own work. Licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ein_neugieriger_Zaunk%C3%B6nig.jpg#/media/File:Ein_neugieriger_Zaunk%C3%B6nig.jpg
"Eurasian-Wren-Troglodytes-troglodytes" by Andreas Trepte - Own work. Licenced under CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eurasian-Wren-Troglodytes-troglodytes.jpg#/media/File:Eurasian-Wren-Troglodytes-troglodytes.jpg
"Troglodytes1" by Armin Kübelbeck, www.best4sports.de - Self-photographed. Licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Troglodytes1.jpg#/media/File:Troglodytes1.jpg
"Zaunkoenig Futter 02" by Sonja Kübelbeck - own picture --Kuebi 17:21, 5 May 2007 (UTC). Licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zaunkoenig_Futter_02.jpg#/media/File:Zaunkoenig_Futter_02.jpg
"Zaunköenig Entsorgung 05" by Tanja Kübelbeck - own picture --Kuebi 16:42, 5 May 2007 (UTC). Licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zaunk%C3%B6enig_Entsorgung_05.jpg#/media/File:Zaunk%C3%B6enig_Entsorgung_05.jpg
