Cobb's wren

Cobb's wren
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae
Genus: Troglodytes
Species:
T. cobbi
Binomial name
Troglodytes cobbi
Chubb, 1909

Cobb's wren (Troglodytes cobbi) is a fairly small (12-13.5 cm) wren which is endemic to the Falkland Islands. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the northern house wren (Troglodytes aedon) but is now commonly considered to be a separate species due to differences in plumage, voice, ecology and morphology.

The scientific and common names commemorate Arthur Cobb, an author from the Falkland Islands.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Troglodytes cobbi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22724382A119150856. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22724382A119150856.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 85.