Wrens (Troglodytidae)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) - HBW 10, p. 418
French: Troglodyte de Caroline
German: Carolinazaunkönig
Spanish: Cucarachero de Carolina
Other common names: Mocking Wren
Taxonomy: Sylvia ludoviciana Latham, 1790, Louisiana.
Traditionally placed in present genus as its only North American representative; recent DNA work, however, suggests that it may be more closely allied with Thryomanes. Often considered to include T. albinucha as a geographically disjunct race, a view supported by recent observations of similarities in song. Proposed race oberholseri (occurring in CS Texas and possibly adjacent parts of Mexico) rather puzzling, said to be more rufescent than lomitensis but plumage is variable; perhaps a variant of latter and probably not worthy of recognition. Seven subspecies recog.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Sylvia ludoviciana Latham, 1790, Louisiana.
Traditionally placed in present genus as its only North American representative; recent DNA work, however, suggests that it may be more closely allied with Thryomanes. Often considered to include T. albinucha as a geographically disjunct race, a view supported by recent observations of similarities in song. Proposed race oberholseri (occurring in CS Texas and possibly adjacent parts of Mexico) rather puzzling, said to be more rufescent than lomitensis but plumage is variable; perhaps a variant of latter and probably not worthy of recognition. Seven subspecies recognized.
Traditionally placed in present genus as its only North American representative; recent DNA work, however, suggests that it may be more closely allied with Thryomanes. Often considered to include T. albinucha as a geographically disjunct race, a view supported by recent observations of similarities in song. Proposed race oberholseri (occurring in CS Texas and possibly adjacent parts of Mexico) rather puzzling, said to be more rufescent than lomitensis but plumage is variable; perhaps a variant of latter and probably not worthy of recognition. Seven subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) - SE Canada (S Ontario, irregularly E to S Quebec) and E USA (S Wisconsin and New England S to Texas and N Florida).
- miamensis Ridgway, 1875 - Florida S from c. 30° S.
- nesophilus Stevenson, 1973 - Dog I, off NW Florida.
- ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) - SE Canada (S Ontario, irregularly E to S Quebec) and E USA (S Wisconsin and New England S to Texas and N Florida).
- miamensis Ridgway, 1875 - Florida S from c. 30° S.
- nesophilus Stevenson, 1973 - Dog I, off NW Florida.
- burleighi Lowery, 1940 - islands of Cat, Ship and Horn, off Mississippi coast.
- lomitensis Sennett, 1890 - Texas and extreme NE Mexico (N Tamaulipas).
- berlandieri S. F. Baird, 1858 - NE Mexico (E Coahuila, Nuevo León, SW Tamaulipas).
- tropicalis Lowery & Newman, 1949 - NE Mexico (E San Luis Potosí, S Tamaulipas).
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A bird at a feeder Locality Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA (United States) (ssp ludovicianus)
Alexander Grimwade 26 January 2007 6 years ago 22 sec 4.9 -
Three different birds singing three different songs Locality Mount Airy, Maryland, USA (United States) (ssp ludovicianus)
Robert Schaefer 31 May 2006 5 years ago 27 sec 4.8 -
A bird singing, scratching and preening. Locality Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA (United States) (ssp ludovicianus)
Bill Wayman 1 March 2007 4 years ago 40 sec 4.7 -
A bird foraging on a stump Locality Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Collier County, Florida, USA (United States) (ssp miamensis)
Sharyn Staggers 31 March 2007 5 years ago 22 sec 4.5 -
A bird at a feeder with dark-eyed juncos Locality Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA (United States) (ssp ludovicianus)
Alexander Grimwade 26 January 2007 6 years ago 27 sec 4.3 -
Three different birds singing three different songs Locality Mount Airy, Maryland, USA (United States) (ssp ludovicianus)
Robert Schaefer 31 May 2007 5 years ago 27 sec 4.1
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Adult
Locality Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Collier County, Florida, USA (United States)
Paul Cools 12 February 2009 24 weeks ago 4 -
Adult feeding young at nest.
Locality Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario, Canada (ssp ludovicianus)
Miriam Bauman 11 May 2008 2 years ago 4 -
Resting bird
Locality Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA (United States)
Thorsten Stegmann 8 April 2008 4 years ago 4 -
Carolina Wren on a branch.
Locality Georgia, USA (United States)
Billy 6 February 2013 14 weeks ago 3.6 -
bird on a branch
Locality Florida, USA (United States)
killiajk 14 March 2009 4 years ago 3.4 -
Carolina Wren at feeder.
Locality Georgia, USA (United States)
Billy 15 November 2012 18 weeks ago 3
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A male singing Locality Decatur, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (United States)
(ssp ludovicianus)
Stuart Fisher 23 May 2010 2 years ago 4.5 -
The song of the male Carolina Wren, observed and identified during the call. Locality Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA (United States)
sdumpert 15 April 2011 2 years ago 4 -
A male singing and another bird alarm calling (possibly a female with young nearby) Locality Decatur, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (United States)
(ssp ludovicianus)
Stuart Fisher 23 May 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Song of a male Locality Georgia, USA (United States)
(ssp ludovicianus )
Stuart Fisher 2 June 2009 3 years ago 4
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