Canyon wren

Canyon Wren
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Troglodytidae
Genus:	Catherpes Baird, 1858
Species:	C. mexicanus
Binomial name
Catherpes mexicanus (Swainson, 1829)

The Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus) is a small North American wren, and is about 14.5 cm (5.75 inches) long. It ranges from far southern British Columbia and Montana south through much of Mexico and east to Oklahoma and Texas. It is the only species in the genus Catherpes.

Similar to the Rock Wren in habitat and habits, the Canyon Wren prefers rocky environments near water, feeding on insects and spiders by probing into crevices with its long bill. Its coloration is more of a rusty color than that of the Rock Wren, with a contrasting white throat. The Canyon Wren is more often heard than seen, and its falling series of whistles is one of the more familiar bird calls of the canyons of the western United States.

References

• Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
• "Catherpes mexicanus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 24 January. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)

External links

• Canyon Wren at USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
• Canyon Wren Information - South Dakota Birds and Birding
• Canyon Wren Species Account - Cornell Lab of Ornithology