HOUSE WREN Troglodytes aedon FAUNA PARAGUAY

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HOUSE WREN Troglodytes aedon
Creeping mouse-like through the vegetation, the House Wren would be easily overlooked were he not so fond of the company of man and the owner of a big voice that defies his little body. Known to the Paraguayans as “Ratonera” (ratón meaning mouse) for their rodent-like form of locomotion, there isn't a garden in the country which isn't frequented by this ubiquitous bird. Adaptable, bold, curious and confiding, they are well known for building their nests in anything from an empty plant pot to the eaves of a house roof, and though they may not be much to look at, their endearing character makes them one of the most popular inhabitants of Paraguayan towns.
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Gallery 1 - Adult
FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE3758PH) Adult, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2008).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE3759PH) Adult singing, Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Paul Smith October 2012).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE3760PH) Adult in tail moult singing, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE3761PH) Adult, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE3762PH) Adult head detail, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith December 2008).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE3763PH) Upperwing same individual (Paul Smith December 2008).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE3764PH) Adult, Bahía Negra, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Teatske Nieuborg undated).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE3765PH) Nest in plant pot, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith February 2006).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE3766VI) Adult, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith December 2008)
VIDEO B - (FPAVE3767VI) Adult singing at end, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith August 2006).
VIDEO C - (FPAVE3768VI) Same individual as (FPAVE3760PH) giving agressive/alarm call (Paul Smith March 2007).

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Troglodytes aedon
1 (FPAVE3753RE) song recorded Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith April 2007).
2 (FPAVE3754RE) song variant recorded Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith August 2007).
3 (FPAVE3755RE) wheezy call recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
4 (FPAVE3756RE) begging call of 10 day old chicks followed by alarm call of adult recorded Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith December 2007).
5 (FPAVE3757RE) song variant recorded Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008).
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