Wren
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The wrens are passerine birds in the mainly New World family Troglodytidae. There are about 80 species in about 20 genera. The Wren is also the shortest bird in Britain.[1]
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The wren in Russia, Troglodytes troglodytes | |
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Superfamily: | Certhioidea |
Family: | Troglodytidae Swainson, 1832 |
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Originally, the word 'wren' was (and still is) used for the species found in Europe, western Asia and North Africa. The word came into English after a long history in the Germanic languages. The bird's scientific name is Troglodytes troglodytes.[2][3] When European biologists got to the Americas, they soon realised that the family of wrens has many species, and is mainly an American family of birds.
Most wrens are about 10 centimetres (4 inches) long, brown (both sexes), and has a short bill that curves slightly down.[3] Its wings are round and it has a short tail.