page_title: Wren
section_title: Taxonomy and systematics
hierarchical_section_title: Wren / Taxonomy and systematics
caption_attribution_description: English: Rock Wren in Granite Bay, California
context_page_description: Wrens are a family of brown passerine birds in the predominantly New World family Troglodytidae. The family includes 88 species divided into 19 genera. Only the Eurasian wren occurs in the Old World, where, in Anglophone regions, it is commonly known simply as the "wren", as it is the originator of the name. The name wren has been applied to other, unrelated birds, particularly the New Zealand wrens and the Australian wrens.
  Most wrens are small and inconspicuous though they have loud and often complex songs. Exceptions include the relatively large members of the genus Campylorhynchus, which can be quite bold in their behavior. Wrens have short wings that are barred in most species, and they often hold their tails upright. Wrens are primarily insectivorous, eating insects, spiders, and other small invertebrates, but many species also eat vegetable matter and some eat small frogs and lizards.
context_section_description: Revised following Martínez Gómez et al. (2005) and Mann et al. (2006), the taxonomy of some groups is highly complex, and future species-level splits are likely. Additionally, undescribed taxa are known to exist. The black-capped donacobius is an enigmatic species traditionally placed with the wrens more for lack of a more apparent alternative than as a result of thorough study. It was recently determined to be most likely closer to certain warblers, possibly the newly established Megaluridae, and might constitute a monotypic family.
  Family Troglodytidae
  Genus Campylorhynchus
  White-headed wren (Campylorhynchus albobrunneus)
  Band-backed wren (Campylorhynchus zonatus)
  Grey-barred wren (Campylorhynchus megalopterus)
  Stripe-backed wren (Campylorhynchus nuchalis)
  Fasciated wren (Campylorhynchus fasciatus)
  Giant wren (Campylorhynchus chiapensis)
  Bicolored wren (Campylorhynchus griseus)
  Veracruz wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha)
  Sclater's wren (Campylorhynchus humilis)
  Rufous-backed wren (Campylorhynchus capistratus)
  Spotted wren (Campylorhynchus gularis)
  Yucatan wren (Campylorhynchus yucatanicus)
  Boucard's wren (Campylorhynchus jocosus)
  Cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)
  Thrush-like wren (Campylorhynchus turdinus)
  
   
  Genus Odontorchilus
  Grey-mantled wren (Odontorchilus branickii)
  Tooth-billed wren (Odontorchilus cinereus)
  Genus Salpinctes
  Rock wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
   
  Genus Catherpes
  Canyon wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
  Genus Hylorchilus
  Sumichrast's wren (Hylorchilus sumichrasti)
  Nava's wren (Hylorchilus navai)
  Genus Cinnycerthia
  Rufous wren (Cinnycerthia unirufa)
  Sepia-brown wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens)
  Peruvian wren (Cinnycerthia peruana)
  Fulvous wren (Cinnycerthia fulva)
  Genus Cistothorus
  Sedge wren (Cistothorus stellaris)
  Mérida wren or paramo wren (Cistothorus meridae)
  Apolinar's wren (Cistothorus apolinari)
  Grass wren (Cistothorus platensis)
  Marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris)
  Genus Thryomanes
  Bewick's wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
  Genus Ferminia
  Zapata wren (Ferminia cerverai)
  Genus Pheugopedius (formerly included in Thryothorus)
  Black-throated wren (Pheugopedius atrogularis)
  Sooty-headed wren (Pheugopedius spadix)
  Black-bellied wren (Pheugopedius fasciatoventris)
  Plain-tailed wren (Pheugopedius euophrys)
  Inca wren (Pheugopedius eisenmanni)
  Moustached wren (Pheugopedius genibarbis)
  Whiskered wren (Pheugopedius mystacalis)
  Coraya wren (Pheugopedius coraya)
  Happy wren (Pheugopedius felix)
  Spot-breasted wren (Pheugopedius maculipectus)
  Rufous-breasted wren (Pheugopedius rutilus)
  Speckle-breasted wren (Pheugopedius sclateri)
  Genus Thryophilus (formerly included in Thryothorus)
  Banded wren (Thryophilus pleurostictus)
  Rufous-and-white wren (Thryophilus rufalbus)
  Antioquia wren (Thryophilus sernai)
  Niceforo's wren (Thryophilus nicefori)
  Sinaloa wren (Thryophilus sinaloa)
  Genus Cantorchilus (formerly included in Thryothorus)
  Cabanis's wren (Cantorchilus modestus)
  Canebrake wren (Cantorchilus zeledoni)
  Isthmian wren (Cantorchilus elutus)
  Buff-breasted wren (Cantorchilus leucotis) (probably not monophyletic)
  Superciliated wren (Cantorchilus superciliaris)
  Fawn-breasted wren (Cantorchilus guarayanus)
  Long-billed wren (Cantorchilus longirostris)
  Grey wren (Cantorchilus griseus)
  Riverside wren (Cantorchilus semibadius)
  Bay wren (Cantorchilus nigricapillus)
  Stripe-breasted wren (Cantorchilus thoracicus)
  Stripe-throated wren (Cantorchilus leucopogon)
  Genus Thryothorus
  Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
  White-browed wren (Thryothorus (ludovicianus) albinucha)
   
  Genus Troglodytes (10–15 species, depending on taxonomy; includes species sometimes considered to be in the genus Nannus, which may be distinct)
  Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
  Winter wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)
  Pacific wren (Troglodytes pacificus)
  Clarión wren (Troglodytes tanneri)
  House wren (Troglodytes aedon)
  Cobb's wren (Troglodytes cobbi)
  Socorro wren (Troglodytes sissonii)
  Rufous-browed wren (Troglodytes rufociliatus)
  Ochraceous wren (Troglodytes ochraceus)
  Mountain wren (Troglodytes solstitialis)
  Santa Marta wren (Troglodytes monticola)
  Tepui wre
caption: Rock wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
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