house wren
noun
1.
a common American wren,
Troglodytes aedon,
that nests around houses.
Origin
1800-10,
Americanism
Examples from the web for
house wren
The three primary ones include the tree swallow,
house wren
, and house sparrow.
Raccoons and cats will raid nests but
house wren
nests are well protected inside cavities.
The shape of the
house wren
is distinctly different than the barn swallow and the painted bunting.