Eurasian wren / Zaunkönig (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Zaunkönig im Garten am Bodensee. 2024-01-01 13:32:24 Güttingen NIKON D5600 ISO 800
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Classification: Genus Troglodytes; Subfamily Troglodytinae; Family Certhiidae
Etymology: The scientific name is taken from the Greek word "troglodytes" (from trogle a hole, and dyein to creep), meaning "cave-dweller",[4] and refers to its habit of disappearing into cavities or crevices whilst hunting arthropods or to roost. [Link]
Song: Auffällig laut für den kleinen Vogel. Singt auch im Winter! Schmetternd, mit einem bis zwei Trillern als letztes oder vorletztes Glied. [Link]
Song surprisingly loud. A high-pitched stream of clear notes resembling Robin and Dunnock in timbre. Differs from those in showing frequent shifts in pitch with much larger register than Dunnock, and by the unique, numerous, interspersed long trills. [Link]
Calls: „zerr“ (z-und rr-gleichzeitig) auch durchdringendes „tzr“(Gezetter) [Link]
Warning call a short hard "teck", like banging two rocks together. Often repeated in series when excited to form machine-gun-like "firing". [Link]
Physical details: length=9-10 cm, wingspan=13-17 cm, weight=7-12 g
Habitats: Forest

Song: General: High-pitched, melodic, very variable with many trills and whistles. At least 3 seconds long, switching low to high 6 times or more, always a trill in the mix.
Der deutsche Kalendar fuer 2025 sagt, sie koennten ab Drei-Koenigs-Tag singen, d.h. ab 6. Januar. nabu.de sagt ab 1. Februar, Drei-Koenigs-Tag ist eventuell nur wegen dem Namen Zaunkoenig?
Song attributes: Melody: improvised melodic, fast, Frequency: high (3-9 KHz) Special sounds: trill Singing season: 02-01 - 07-31 Dawn chorus start, 40 minutes before dawn.
XC916662 - Eurasian Wren song in China - Troglodytes troglodytes.
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Call: Sputtery/drippy/trilly repeated notes at 3-8 KHz. June 2022 heard check calls that were distinctly irregularly in their rhythm.

XC195946 - Eurasian Wren call - Troglodytes troglodytes.
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Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 3-8 KHz, Special sounds: sputter/pebble-clatter.
First documented observation: 2019-07-07 in Luppmen. Most recent observation: 2024-11-18 in Wildert Weiher.