Southern House Wren
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wrens

Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

NENot Evaluated
Family
Wrens (Troglodytidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The southern house wren (Troglodytes musculus) is a very small passerine bird in the wren family Troglodytidae. It is found from southern Mexico to southern Chile and southern Argentina. The name troglodytes means "hole dweller", and is a reference to the bird's tendency to disappear into crevices when hunting insects or to seek shelter. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the northern house wren (Troglodytes aedon).

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Last updated September 29, 2026.