Pacific Wren

Small, plump ball with a thin tail, often held up. Brown overall with barring on the wings and tail. Note pale eyebrow.

Small, round wren with a short and thin tail. Brown overall with barring on the wings, tail, and belly.

Holds tail upright when singing a series of tumbling, trilling notes with a staccato quality.

Little round ball of a wren with a short tail. Brown overall with dark barring on the wings, belly, and tail.

Residents on the Pribilof Islands, Alaska, are larger than other Pacific Wrens and tend to be paler without the rusty tones.

Most common in old-growth evergreen forests, but also found in deciduous forests, treeless islands in Alaska, and in mixed-species forests near streams.