Eurasian Wren vs Bewick's Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes compared with Thryomanes bewickii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Eurasian Wren | Bewick's Wren |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Troglodytes troglodytes | Thryomanes bewickii |
| 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) | 9.8 g (0.35 oz) |
| Diet | Insects and spiders, gleaned from dense vegetation, rock crevices, and bark. Active and restless forager. | -- |
| Clutch Size | 3-9 | 3-8 |
| 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.
Bewick's Wren
Geographic Range & Migration
Eurasian Wren
Eurasia from Iceland and western Europe to Japan. The only wren species found outside the Americas.
Bewick's Wren
Conservation Status
Eurasian Wren
Bewick's 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
Bewick's 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.
Bewick's Wren
Bewick's Wren is a lively, long-tailed wren of scrubby habitats, chaparral, and open woodlands across western North America. It is brown above with white underparts, a long barred tail held cocked upward, and a bold white eyebrow. It forages actively in dense vegetation for insects and spiders, and the male sings a complex, variable song.