wren

scricciolo comune

Piccolissimo uccello marrone europeo e asiatico, con coda corta sollevata e canto forte.

In inglese semplice: A very small brown bird of Europe and Asia, with a short raised tail and a loud song.

• A wren sang in the hedge.
• The wren raised its short tail.
• We saw two wrens in our English garden.

Sinonimi: Eurasian wren

Espressioni comuni: eurasian wren, wren song

scricciolo

Piccolo uccello canoro di una famiglia diffusa soprattutto nelle Americhe, spesso con la coda sollevata.

In inglese semplice: A small singing bird from a family found mainly in the Americas, often with a raised tail.

• A house wren nested near our porch.
• Carolina wrens sing loudly even in winter.
• The cactus wren lives in dry parts of North America.

Sinonimi: true wren

Espressioni comuni: house wren, cactus wren

maluro, sericorne

Piccolo uccello che somiglia agli scriccioli ma appartiene a un’altra famiglia.

In inglese semplice: A small bird resembling a true member of the wren family but belonging to another family.

• A blue fairy wren landed on the fence.
• Scrub wrens searched for insects under the leaves.
• These Australian wrens belong to a different bird family.

Espressioni comuni: fairy wren, scrub wren