Yucatan Wren vs Eurasian Wren

Campylorhynchus yucatanicus compared with Troglodytes troglodytes

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Yucatan Wren Eurasian Wren
Scientific Name Campylorhynchus yucatanicus Troglodytes troglodytes
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Troglodytidae Troglodytidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Least Concern
Length 9.5 cm (3.7 in)
Wingspan 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 15.0 cm (5.9 in)
Weight 35.0 g (1.23 oz) 9.0 g (0.32 oz)
Diet -- Insects and spiders, gleaned from dense vegetation, rock crevices, and bark. Active and restless forager.
Clutch Size 1-5 3-9
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Yucatan Wren
Eurasian Wren 9.5 cm
Wingspan
Yucatan Wren 15.3 cm
Eurasian Wren 15.0 cm
Weight
Yucatan Wren 35.0 g
Eurasian Wren 9.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Yucatan Wren only

Eurasian Wren only

Eurasian Wren

Dense undergrowth in woodlands, gardens, hedgerows, and rocky areas. Prefers tangled vegetation close to the ground.

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Song & Call Comparison

Yucatan Wren

Eurasian Wren

Song

Extraordinarily loud for its tiny size: a rapid, powerful stream of trills, buzzes, and churring phrases. One of Europe's loudest songs by volume relative to body weight.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Yucatan Wren

Eurasian Wren

Eurasia from Iceland and western Europe to Japan. The only wren species found outside the Americas.

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Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Yucatan Wren

Least Concern

Eurasian Wren

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How to Tell Them Apart

Yucatan Wren

Eurasian Wren

Plumage

Warm rufous-brown upperparts with fine dark barring. Pale buffy underparts with barred flanks. Short, often cocked tail.

Bill

Thin, slightly curved, dark brown bill

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About These Birds

Eurasian Wren

The Eurasian wren is one of the smallest birds in Europe but possesses an astonishingly loud song for its size. Males build multiple dome-shaped nests, from which the female selects one to line and use. In British folklore, the wren is known as the king of birds for outwitting the eagle in a flying contest.

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