House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Wrens (Troglodytidae)

Code 4

HOWR

Code 6

TROAED

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Brown.
Head Pattern: No Data
Crown Color: Gray-brown
Forehead Color: Gray-brown
Nape Color: Gray-brown
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 10-13 cm (4-5 in)
Weight: 11 g (0.4 oz)
Size: 1. Very Small (3 - 5 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: Pale Gray
Upperparts: Brown
Back Pattern: Barred or banded
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Weak fluttering direct flight with rapid shallow wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 15-18 cm (6-7 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Barred
Upper Tail: Brown with narrow black barring.
Under Tail: Brown with narrow black barring.
Leg Color: Brown

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