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Troglodytes troglodytes
The scientific name is taken from the Greek word "troglodytes" (from "trogle" a hole, and "dyein" to creep), meaning "cave-dweller", and refers to its habit of disappearing into cavities or crevices whilst hunting arthropods or to roost. The taxonomy of the genus Troglodytes is currently unresolved, as recent molecular studies have suggested that Cistothorus spp. and Thryorchilus spp. are within the clade currently defined by Troglodytes.
Spotted on Jun 23, 2012
Submitted on Dec 19, 2012
4 Comments
Thank you Thom! It is one of my favorite little birds.
Love these birds!
Thank you Satyen and Ca! This is one of my favorite little birds too capture on photo. Most of the time, you have only a few seconds to react and then it's gone. Here I had plenty of time unfortunaly the light was not as good as it seems and shooting out of hand with a 500mm lens at a shutter speed of 1/30 sec is pretty hard.
Beautiful Tony!