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.
© Ken Chamberlain / Macaulay LibraryOregon, December 30, 2018Sings a descending cascade of liquid notes that echoes through rocky canyons.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 01, 1997Sings a descending cascade of liquid notes. Note white throat and chestnut belly with varying amounts of black and white speckling.
© Darren Clark / Macaulay LibraryIdaho, April 14, 2018Medium-sized wren with a long tail and bill. Rusty brown overall with barring on the wings and tail and a white throat and chest.
© Nancy Christensen / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, July 01, 2017Found near cliffs, canyons, rocky outcrops, and boulder piles often bobbing up and down.
© Michelle Hamilton / Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, September 24, 2020Similar SpeciesRock Wren
Adult
Rock Wrens are paler brown above than Canyon Wrens with pale buffy (not rusty) bellies.
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Wrens(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Troglodytidae)
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