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Little Wren


Little Wren
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Copyright: Amir Jafary (amirsun) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 28 W: 15 N: 23] (645)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-01-18
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 350D / Digital Rebel XT, Sigma 80-400 f:4.5-5.6 OS
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/800 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-03-05 13:50
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house Wren

Troglodytes aedon
Description
Size: 11-13 cm (4-5 in)
Wingspan: 17 cm (7 in)
Weight: 10-12 g (0.35-0.42 ounces)

Small brown songbird.
Moderately short tail often held cocked over back.
Thin pointed bill.


Head and back moderate to dark brown; rufous to gray-brown.
Throat and chest light gray brown.
Wings and tail with black barring.
Indistinct pale eyeline.
Some barring on flanks and under tail.

Sex Differences
Sexes alike.

Immature
Similar to adult.

Similar Species

Winter Wren is smaller and darker, with a shorter tail, stronger barring on the belly and flanks, and a more distinct, but still dull eyestripe.
Carolina and Bewick's wrens have paler bellies and distinct white eyestripes.

Habitat

Breeds along forest edges and in open woodlands, city parks, and residential areas with trees.
Winters in thickets, shrubby areas, residential yards and gardens, chaparral, and riparian areas.

Food
Small terrestrial invertebrates.

Behavior
Foraging
Gleans insects from leaves and shrubs.

Reproduction
Nest Type:
Nest a stick platform with a nest cup lined with grass, bark, hair, and feathers. Nest placed in tree cavity or nest box.

Egg Description
Color: White or pinkish white, with small spots or blotches of reddish brown.

Egg size: 14.7-19.1 mm x 11.2-13.7 mm.
(0.58-0.75 in x 0.44-0.54 in)

Incubation period: 9-16 days.

Clutch Size
3-10 eggs.
Condition at Hatching
Helpless with only wisps of down.
Chicks fledge in 15-17 days.

Conservation Status
Populations have increased over the long- and short-term across the continent.

Other Names
Troglodyte familier (French)
Chivir?n saltapared (Spanish)
اليکايي (Persian)

Sources used to construct this page:
Johnson, L. S. 1998. House Wren (Troglodytes aedon). In The Birds of North America, No. 380 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
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  • clnaef Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 763 W: 58 N: 630] (6462)
  • [2007-03-05 15:04]

Bonjour,
QUelle forme inhabituelle !
Bonne journée.
clnaef

maybe a little sharpness would help bringing out the details. All the same I like the bird and the composition.

TFS

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