Eurasian wren
Photo Credit: Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) by Alexis Lours, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Our 7th honorary non-human board member is the Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes),
It’s small but mighty! Here are some wren facts:
For such a small bird (only the goldcrest is smaller in the UK), it has a big song.
Wrens are the most common UK breeding bird, although they are in decline due mainly to habitat loss and severe weather.
Their song can reach up to 90 decibels, making it pound-for-pound one of the loudest bird songs in the world.
The wren's nickname, 'King of Birds' stems not from their song (although maybe it helped), but to an ancient folktale where the wren wins a battle with other birds to fly the highest by hiding in an eagle's feathers - a reminder that we need more than brute force to succeed!
It is related to the 'musician wren', whose song is famous for intervals that match scales found in Western music.
