Breeds eastern North America from central Canada east to Newfoundland and in north-eastern USA (Wisconsin east to New York and Pennsylvania). Non-breeding from southern Canada (southern Ontario) south to Texas and Florida, rarely to north-eastern Mexico.
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) [XC794909]
by Andy Birch from La Rivi\u00e8re-du-Nord Regional County Municipality (near Saint-J\u00e9r\u00f4me), Laurentides, Quebec, Canada (song)
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) [XC880527]
by Andrew Spencer from MacCready Reserve, Liberty Township, Jackson County, Michigan, United States (call)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes).
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
hiemalis Vieillot, 1809 - Breeds eastern North America from central Canada east to Newfoundland and in north-eastern USA (Wisconsin east to New York and Pennsylvania). Non-breeding from southern Canada (southern Ontario) south to Texas and Florida, rarely to north-eastern Mexico.
pullus (Burleigh, 1935) - Breeds in Appalachians (from Virginia and West Virginia south to Georgia). Non-breeding range not known.