Canyon Wren
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae
Genus: Catherpes
Species: mexicanus
**Canyon Wren Audio below**
Description
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Length: 5.75"
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Wing span: 7.5"
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Weight: 0.37oz (10.5grams)
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Small and dark brown overall
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White throat distinctive
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Bright rufous colred tail with black bars
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Long thin bill slightly down curved bill
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No differences in plumage between males, females and juveniles
Canyon Wrens are found on rocky hillsides and near vertical cliffs.
Factoids:
- Wing span is about the same length as 1 dollar bill & weighs about as much as 2 quarters ($0.50)
- The Canyon Wren can climb up, down, and across rocks. A low center of gravity, large feet, and sharp claws aid in such locomotion
- The Canyon Wren is not known to drink water. It probably gets all the water it needs from its insect prey
All photographs and audio clips are ©Jamie Mullin 2006
Sources: Cornell Lab of Ornithology & The Sibley Guide to Birds.
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