Canyon Wren Similar Species Comparison

Main SpeciesCanyon Wren

Stocky-chested with a long tail and bill. Rusty brown overall with barring on the wings and tail. Its throat and chest are white.

Sings a descending cascade of liquid notes that echoes through rocky canyons.

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Sings a descending cascade of liquid notes. Note white throat and chestnut belly with varying amounts of black and white speckling.

Medium-sized wren with a long tail and bill. Rusty brown overall with barring on the wings and tail and a white throat and chest.

Found near cliffs, canyons, rocky outcrops, and boulder piles often bobbing up and down.

Rock Wrens are paler brown above than Canyon Wrens with pale buffy (not rusty) bellies.

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