Southern house wren
| Southern house wren | |
|---|---|
| In São Paulo Botanic Garden, Brazil | |
| Song recorded in Petropolis (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Troglodytidae |
| Genus: | Troglodytes |
| Species: | T. musculus |
| Binomial name | |
| Troglodytes musculus Naumann, JF, 1823 | |
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).