Winter Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

(T. t. hyrcanus)

Armenian Name:	Եղնջաթռչնակ

See Plate 43 for Winter Wren and other similar species

Resident Status:	Year-round resident
Abundance:	Uncommon
Length:	9-10 cm, Wing Span:13-17 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 231.
Description:	Very small noisy bird with long pale supercilium and short cocked tail. Gray-brown to red-brown above with dark-barred wings and tail. Pale brown below, barred on belly and flanks. Wing coverts often with white spots on tips.
Behavior:	Skulks in dense vegetation, but inquisitive and comes out to scold intruders. Song is a surprisingly loud series of rattles, buzzes, and trills.
Habitat:	Woodland, streamside thickets; rocky semidesert scrub in winter.
Food:	Invertebrates, berries, seeds.
Nest:	Domed cup of plants and wool in dense vegetation, or in moist cave or rock crevice.
Eggs:	17 mm, 5-8, white, gray-brown spots.