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House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

Description:

A very small songbird. It has a compact body with a flat head and a fairly long, curved beak. Short-winged, often keeping its longish tail either cocked above the line of the body or slightly drooped. Subdued brown in color.

Habitat:

Parks, backyards, and open forests. It occurs from Canada to South America, and is the most widely distributed bird in the Americas, and also the most common wren.

Notes:

Thanks GeoffreyPalmer for the ID

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House Wren
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Christine Y.
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Christine Y.

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Spotted on May 25, 2014
Submitted on May 30, 2014

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