Eurasian Wren vs Bar-winged Wood-wren
Troglodytes troglodytes compared with Henicorhina leucoptera
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Eurasian Wren | Bar-winged Wood-wren |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Troglodytes troglodytes | Henicorhina leucoptera |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Family | Troglodytidae | Troglodytidae |
| Conservation Status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Length | 9.5 cm (3.7 in) | — |
| Wingspan | 15.0 cm (5.9 in) | 10.8 cm (4.3 in) |
| Weight | 9.0 g (0.32 oz) | 13.75 g (0.49 oz) |
| Diet | Insects and spiders, gleaned from dense vegetation, rock crevices, and bark. Active and restless forager. | -- |
| Clutch Size | 3-9 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Eurasian Wren
Dense undergrowth in woodlands, gardens, hedgerows, and rocky areas. Prefers tangled vegetation close to the ground.
Song & Call Comparison
Eurasian Wren
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.
Bar-winged Wood-wren
Geographic Range & Migration
Eurasian Wren
Eurasia from Iceland and western Europe to Japan. The only wren species found outside the Americas.
Bar-winged Wood-wren
Conservation Status
Eurasian Wren
Bar-winged Wood-wren
How to Tell Them Apart
Eurasian Wren
Warm rufous-brown upperparts with fine dark barring. Pale buffy underparts with barred flanks. Short, often cocked tail.
Thin, slightly curved, dark brown bill
Bar-winged Wood-wren
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.
Bar-winged Wood-wren
The Bar-winged Wood-wren is a small wren of the family Troglodytidae found in humid montane forests on the eastern Andean slopes of Peru and Bolivia. Weighing about 13.75g with a wingspan of 10.8cm, it has white-barred wings and richly patterned brown-and-white plumage. It skulks in dense undergrowth near the forest floor, feeding on insects.