Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

Portuguese: Carriça

Classification

Family: Wrens (Troglodytidae)

Order: Passeriformes

Size: 9-10 cm

Conservation: Least Concern

Rarity at Quinta: Common

Migratory Status: Resident

Season: Year-round

Time of Day: Morning

Dense scrub and undergrowth throughout the park

Habitat: Dense undergrowth, Hedgerows, Woodland, Gardens

Tiny round body, short cocked tail, barred brown plumage

Call: Loud, explosive trilling song; harsh alarm calls

Insects, spiders, small invertebrates