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Wren

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Wrens
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Cactus Wren
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Troglodytidae
Wrens are members of a New World Passerine bird family Troglodytidae containing 55 species.

Wrens get their scientific name from the tendency of some species to forage in dark crevices like troglodytes. They are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. All are insectivorous.

Only one wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, known as the Winter Wren in North America, also occurs in Europe, where it is commonly known simply as the Wren.

The species are:

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