Birds of India - The New Synopsis

A complete checklist of bird species and subspecies found in India

Passeriformes (Perching Birds)

Troglodytidae (Wrens)

• Troglodytes Vieillot, 1809 Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l'Amérique Septentrionale, depuis Saint Dominique jusqu'à la baie de Hudson; contenant un grand nombre d'espèces décrites ou figurées pour la première fois 2 p.52 Troglodytes aedon Vieillot, 1809; Type by subsequent designation (Baird, 1858, Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. IX, 9, p.367)
  • 1062. Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Original Description: Motacilla Troglodytes Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.188
    Alternative Names: [Winter Wren]
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 1062a. Troglodytes troglodytes neglectus Brooks, 1872 [HB#1770]
      Original Description: Troglodytes neglectus Brooks, 1872 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 41, Part 2, N° 4 p.328-329 (Kashmir)
      Distribution: W Himalaya from Gilgit, Ladakh, Kashmir, Jammu, Himachal, and W Uttarakhand (till Garhwal).
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.9.1.2873 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, USNM, YPM
    • 1062b. Troglodytes troglodytes nipalensis Blyth, 1845 [HB#1771]
      Original Description: Troglodytes nipalensis Blyth, 1845 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 14, Part 2, N° 164 p.589
      Distribution: E Uttarakhand (from Tehri Garhwal), N Bengal, Sikkim, and Arunachal.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, RBINS, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, USNM