Northern house wren

Troglodytes aedon

The Northern house wren (Troglodytes aedon) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Gardens, fields and woods across the Americas. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Troglodytes aedon
Region	North America
Found in	United States and Canada

🏡 Where the Northern house wren lives

Gardens, fields and woods across the Americas.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs80%
🌿 Leaves & plants20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It nests in all kinds of holes, even old boots and flowerpots.

Hear the Northern house wren

Recorded by Ned Bohman (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1184046. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Northern house wren

Where does the Northern house wren live?

The Northern house wren lives in United States and Canada. Gardens, fields and woods across the Americas.

What does the Northern house wren eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), leaves and other plant parts (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Northern house wren endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.