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Kalinago Wren
Troglodytes martinicensis (Sclater, PL, 1866)
Troglodytidae — Wrens
Kalinago Wren, Troglodytes martinicensis, is a passerine bird in the wren family Troglodytidae that lives in Guadeloupe, Dominica and Martinique in the northern and central Lesser Antilles. It was first described in 1866 by Philip Sclater from a specimen taken on Martinique. The species was once treated as part of the house wren group, but is now recognised separately. Its name refers to its habit of slipping into crevices, especially when hunting insects or taking cover. Three subspecies are listed, with one from Guadeloupe possibly extinct and the Martinique form extinct.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Troglodytidae — Wrens
- Breeding range
- North America: Guadeloupe, Dominica and Martinique (n, c Lesser Antilles)
