#1274 · 🐦 birds

Carolina Wren

🇳🇱 Carolinawinterkoning ·Thryothorus ludovicianus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The Carolina wren ( Thryothorus ludovicianus ) is a common species of wren that is a resident in the eastern half of the United States of America, the extreme south of Ontario, Canada, and the extreme northeast of Mexico. Severe winters restrict the northern limits of their range while favorable weather conditions lead to a northward extension of their breeding range. Their preferred habitat is in dense cover in forests, farm edges and suburban areas. This wren is...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 109,638iNaturalist observations
weight 19.3 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
109,638 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 19 g.
Scientifically named by John Latham in 1790 (236 years ago).