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Thryothorus ludovicianus

(Great Carolina Wren)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Carolina Wren, Florida Wren, Great Carolina Wren, Lomita Wren, Lousiana Wren, Mocking Wren, Texan Wren

Common Names in French:

Troglodyte De Caroline

Common Names in German:

Carolinazaunkönig

Common Names in Japanese:

チャバラマユミソサザイ

Common Names in Spanish:

Chivirn De Carolina

Description

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Physical Description

Adult : Face : Chin: white Eyebrow Line : bold white stripe Bill: Curvature: slightly decurved Length : long Neck: Throat : white Body: Breast: whie near throat, buffy near belly Underparts: rich buffy Upperparts: rusty brown Tail: rusty brown with dark brown bars.

Color:

Rusty-brown color above; paler tan on the belly and undersides; distinct white eyebrow stripe .

Size/Age/Growth

About 5.5 inches long, with a wingspan of 7.75 to 7.75 inches. Adults weigh about 0.7 ounces .

Habitat

Habitats of the Carolina Wren include brushy areas usually near deciduous forests , but these birds are highly adaptable, using residential areas with available dense shrubby areas.

Vegetation: tropical deciduous forests, gallery forests, tropical lowland evergreen forest, second-growth forests and woodlands • Maximum Elevation: 2,200 meters • Foraging Strata: Understory/undergrowth • Center of Abundance: Lower tropical: lowlands, lower than 500 m.; tropics. • Sensitivity to Disturbancet: Low

Ecology: List of Habitats : 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland 14.6 Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Biology

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Diet

The Carolina Wren forages near the ground , searches for insects and insect larvae from the branches and leaves of shrubs , and will also eat seeds from the ground or vegetation.

Reproduction

Breeding season begins in early March, peaks from late April to mid-May, and extends to mid-July. The Carolina Wren nests in a variety of places including old woodpecker cavities, within upturned roots of a tree , at the base of trees, in nest boxes, in hanging plants , and even in a coat pocket or a kitchen pot if access is available. The nest is built of twigs , bark strips, and leaves, and lined with finer material . Four to eight (usually 5) eggs , which are whitish or pinkish in color and flecked with browns and purples, are laid and incubated by the female for 12-14 days. The altricial young hatch and leave the nest after 12-14 days.

Migration

Nonmigratory

The song of this bird is a loud, variable tea kettle , tea kettle, tea kettle.

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001.

Similar Species

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Bewick's Wren, Marsh Wren

Members of the genus Thryothorus

There are approximately 121 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

T. albinucha · T. amazonicus · T. atrogularis (Black-Throated Wren) · T. atrogularis spadix · T. bairdi · T. bewicki · T. bewickii · T. castaneus · T. coraya (Coraya's Wren) · T. coraya albiventris · T. coraya amazonicus · T. coraya cantator · T. coraya caurensis · T. coraya coraya (Coraya's Wren) · T. coraya griseipectus · T. coraya herberti · T. coraya ridgwayi · T. eisenmanni (Inca Wren) · T. euophrys (Plain-Tailed Wren) · T. euophrys atriceps · T. euophrys euophrys (Plain-Tailed Wren) · T. euophrys longipes · T. fasciatoventris (Black-Bellied Wren) · T. fasciatoventris albigularis · T. fasciatoventris fascio-ventris · T. fasciatoventris melanogaster · T. felix (Happy Wren) · T. felix felix · T. felix grandis · T. felix lawrencii · T. felix magdalenae · T. felix pallidus · T. felix sonorae · T. genibarbis (Moustached Wren) · T. genibarbis bolivianus · T. genibarbis genibarbis (Moustached Wren) · T. genibarbis intercedans · T. genibarbis intercedens · T. genibarbis juruanus · T. genibarbis macrurus · T. griseus (Grey Wren) · T. guarayanus (Fawn-Breasted Wren) · T. leucopogon (Stripe-Throated Wren) · T. leucopogon grisescens · T. leucopogon leucopogon · T. leucotis (Buff-Breasted Wren) · T. leucotis albipectus · T. leucotis bogotensis · T. leucotis collinus · T. leucotis conditus · T. leucotis galbraithii · T. leucotis hypoleucus · T. leucotis leucotis · T. leucotis peruanus · T. leucotis rufiventris · T. leucotis venezuelanus · T. leucotis zuliensis · T. longirostris (Long-Billed Wren) · T. longirostris bahiae · T. longirostris longirostris (Long-Billed Wren) · T. ludovicianus (Great Carolina Wren) · T. ludovicianus albinucha (Carolina Wren) · T. ludovicianus berlandieri · T. ludovicianus burleighi (Carolina Wren) · T. ludovicianus lomitensis (Carolina Wren) · T. ludovicianus ludovicianus (Great Carolina Wren) · T. ludovicianus miamensis (Carolina Wren) · T. ludovicianus oberholseri · T. ludovicianus tabascensis · T. maculipectus (Spot-Breasted Wren) · T. maculipectus canobrunneus · T. maculipectus umbrinus · T. modestus (Plain Wren) · T. modestus elutus · T. modestus modestus (Plain Wren) · T. modestus zeledoni · T. murinus · T. mystacalis · T. mystacalis mystacalis · T. nicefori (Niceforo's Wren) · T. nigricapillus (Bay Wren) · T. nigricapillus castaneus · T. nigricapillus connectens · T. nigricapillus costaricensis · T. nigricapillus nigricapillus (Bay Wren) · T. nigricapillus schottii · T. paucimaculatus · T. petenicus · T. pleurostictus (Banded Wren) · T. pleurostictus lateralis · T. pleurostictus nisorius · T. pleurostictus oaxacae · T. pleurostictus oblitus · T. pleurostictus pleurostictus · T. pleurostictus ravus · T. rufalbus (Rufous-And-White Wren) · T. rufalbus castanonotus · T. rufalbus cumanensis · T. rufalbus minlosi · T. rufalbus rufalbus

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Data Sources

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Identifiers

Last Revised: 2009-06-19