Northern House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

'Northern' is new: until 2024 this was simply the House Wren. That year it was split into seven species, and the one in the U.S. got the 'Northern.' Its scientific name means 'cave-dweller.'

Troglodytes is Greek for 'cave-dweller'; aedon refers to Aëdon, transformed into a nightingale in myth.