page_title: List of birds of the United States
section_title: Wrens
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of the United States / Wrens
caption_attribution_description: A Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) searching for food in the tall grass. Photo taken with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA.
context_page_description: This list of birds of the United States is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species confirmed in the United States as of July, 2019. It includes species from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territories.
  The birds of the continental United States most closely resemble those of Eurasia, which was connected to the continent as part of the supercontinent Laurasia until around 60 million years ago. Many groups occur throughout the Northern Hemisphere and worldwide. However some groups unique to the New World have also arisen; those represented in this list are the hummingbirds, the New World vultures, the New World quail, the tyrant flycatchers, the vireos, the mimids, the New World warblers, the tanagers, the cardinals, and the icterids.
  Several common birds in the United States, such as the house sparrow, the rock pigeon, the European starling, and the mute swan are introduced species, meaning that they are not native to this continent but were brought here by humans. Introduced species are marked on this list as (I). In addition, many non-native species which have individual escapees or small feral populations in North America are not on this list.
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Troglodytidae
  Wrens are small and inconspicuous birds, except for their loud songs. They have short wings and thin down-turned bills. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous.
  Rock wren, Salpinctes obsoletus LC
  Canyon wren, Catherpes mexicanus LC
  House wren, Troglodytes aedon LC
  Pacific wren, Troglodytes pacificus LC
  Winter wren, Troglodytes hiemalis LC
  Sedge wren, Cistothorus platensis LC
  Marsh wren, Cistothorus palustris LC
  Carolina wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus LC
  Bewick's wren, Thryomanes bewickii LC
  Cactus wren, Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus LC
  Sinaloa wren, Thryothorus sinaloa (A) LC
caption: Carolina wren
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