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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Plain Wren	Eurasian Wren
Nom scientifique	Cantorchilus modestus	Troglodytes troglodytes
Ordre	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Famille	Troglodytidae	Troglodytidae
Statut de conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longueur	—	9,5 cm (3.7 in)
Envergure	11,5 cm (4.5 in)	15,0 cm (5.9 in)
Poids	18,683333333333334 g (0.66 oz)	9,0 g (0.32 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	Insects and spiders, gleaned from dense vegetation, rock crevices, and bark. Active and restless forager.
Taille de la couvée	2-3	3-9
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Plain Wren —

Eurasian Wren 9,5 cm

Envergure

Plain Wren 11,5 cm

Eurasian Wren 15,0 cm

Poids

Plain Wren 18,683333333333334 g

Eurasian Wren 9,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌲 Forest

Plain Wren only

Aucun(e)

Eurasian Wren only

🌿 Wetland

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

Plain Wren

Eurasian Wren

Chant

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

Plain Wren

Eurasian Wren

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

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Plain Wren

Least Concern

Eurasian Wren

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How to Tell Them Apart

Plain Wren

Eurasian Wren

Plumage

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

Bec

Thin, slightly curved, dark brown bill

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About These Birds

Plain Wren

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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