Bewick's Wren
Bewick's Wren
Adult
- Long-tailed wren with long, slender bill
- Dull brown above, dull ashy gray below
- Gray tail barred black, often cocked up above back
- White eyebrow
- © Tripp Davenport, TX, Deep Creek Ranch, Uvalde County, February 2009
Bewick's Wren
Adult
- Slender, pointed bill
- Long tailed cocked upwards
- Ashy gray underparts
- White eyebrow
- © Cameron Rognan, CA, Kern River Preserve, Weldon, June 2005
Bewick's Wren
Juvenile
- Long, barred tail
- Dull brown above, ashy gray below
- White eyebrow
- Juveniles show stubbier bill and faint dark speckling on belly
- © Robert Matheson, CA, Contra Costa County, May 2011
Bewick's Wren
Adult
- Long, pointed bill
- Long, gray tail barred with black
- White eyebrow
- Dull gray underparts
- © Ganesh Jayaraman, CA, Cupertino, January 2010
Bewick's Wren
Adult
- Long tailed cocked upward
- Long, pointed bill
- Dull brown above, grey below
- Pacific birds average warmer brown above
- © hawk person, CA, December 2010
Bewick's Wren
Adult
- Long tailed often cocked up above back
- Pale brown above, dull gray below
- White eyebrow
- Southwest and Texas birds average paler, "frosty" gray above
- © Tripp Davenport, TX, Deep Creek Ranch, Uvalde County, January 2009
Similar Species
Adult
- Smaller than Bewick's Wren with more uniform brown color
- Shorter tail and bill
- No bold eyebrow stripe
- Heavily marked wings
- © splinx1, Peoria, IL, April 2009
Adult
- Similar to Bewick's Wren but chubbier with shorter tail
- Rich buffy underparts instead of dull gray
- © Kelly Colgan Azar, DE, November 2010
Adult male
- Similar to Bewick's Wren but smaller and chubbier
- Tiny, stubby black bill
- Plain gray face with no eyebrow stripe
- Small, rounded head
- © Ganesh Jayaraman, Fremont, CA, May 2010
Adult
- Similar to Bewick's Wren but larger, and more elongated
- Thin, stubby black bill
- Plain face with no eyebrow stripe
- Glowing yellow eye
- © Bob Gunderson, Daly City, CA, July 2011