House Wren
House Wren
Adult
- Overall brown, darker above, lighter below
- Back and wings with dark barring
- Moderately long, thin, slightly curved bill, yellow at base
- Moderately long, barred brown tail
- © soderlis, MN
House Wren
Adult
- Brown back and wings with dark barring
- Long, slightly curved bill, yellow at base
- Pinkish legs with large feet
- © soderlis, MN, May 2008
House Wren
Adult
- Brown back and wings with dark barring
- Long, barred brown tail often cocked up
- Weak eyebrow slightly paler than face
- © Michigan James, MI, June 2008
House Wren
Adult Brown-throated
- Distinctive southwestern race
- Throat and breast warm brown, not contrasting with each other
- Stronger barring on flanks
- Bolder supercilium (eyebrow)
- © Tony Morris, AZ, Madera Canyon, May 2006
House Wren
Juvenile
- More dark brown overall
- Often some yellow visible around gape
- © J. M. Kosciw, CT, Tolland Co, July 2008
Similar Species
Adult
- Plain brown or grayish brown upperparts
- Smooth gray underparts
- Bold, long, white eyebrow
- Long, gray bill; long, grayish tail
- © Norm Townsend, Tulsa, OK, January 2009
Adult
- Overall dark brown
- Short brown tail, usually held upright
- Fairly prominent pale eyebrow
- Round body, thin black bill
- © Debbie McKenzie
Adult
- Whitish underparts
- Upperparts brown and mottled
- Long, spiky brown tail
- Long, downcurved black and yellow bill
- Climbs up vertical trunks
- © Ronaldok, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, February 2009
Adult
- Orangish buff underparts
- Bold, long, white eyebrow
- Rufous brown upperparts
- Long, gray bill
- © Jason Mean, Dunbar, WV, November 2008
Adult
- Rufous brown upperparts
- Orangish buff underparts
- Bold, long, white eyebrow
- © adf6879, VA, January 2009
Adult female
- Yellowish throat and undertail
- Unmarked dull grayish or greenish brown above, dull grayish buff below
- May show dull eyering
- © Byard Miller, Keene, NH, July 2008