Canyon Wren
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae
Genus:Catherpes
Species:mexicanus
Description
- Length: Length: 5.75"
- Wing Span: Wing span: 7.5"
- Weight: Weight: 0.37oz (10.5grams)
- Description: Small and dark brown overall, white throat, bright rufous colored tail with black bars and a long thin slightly down curved bill.
- Gender Differences: No differences in plumage between males, females and juveniles
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
- Sample Paragraph The Canyon Wren is not known to drink water. It probably gets all the water it needs from its insect prey
All photo, video and audio on this site are ©2010 Jamie Osterbuhr
Life List Index #168, June 17th, 2007 - California
Sources: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, The Sibley's Guide to Birds, Sibley's Birding Bascis, The Sibley's Guide to Bird Life & Behavior
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