winter wren

Small brown warbler

A winter wren is a tiny, round-bodied songbird with a short upturned tail, found across northern forests of North America and Eurasia.

Despite its small size, it produces an astonishingly loud, complex song—a rapid cascade of trills and warbles.

The name reflects its year-round presence in temperate regions when other wrens migrate.

bird

troglodytes

Underground or cave inhabitants

plumage · feathers · beak · wingspan · fledgling · nesting · migration · perching · birder · ornithology

size

tiny

Extremely small in size

compact · small · stubby · short-tailed · plump · round · bobbing · skulking · cryptic

habitat

coniferous

Producing woody cones

evergreen · old-growth · understory · ferns · mosses · streamside · ravine · fallen logs · brush pile · thicket

song

trill

Rapid pitch oscillation

vocalization · cadence · notes · serenade · chorus · territorial · singing · complex · prolonged · high-pitched

Family

winter, wren, winters, wintered, wintering, wintry, wintertime, wrens

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Rated G