Cactus Wren

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus (Lafresnaye, 1835)

Cactus Wren, Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus, breeds in North America and Middle America, across south-west USA and Mexico. It is a wren of desert country and is the largest wren in the United States. The bird has brown plumage with black and white markings, a white eyebrow that runs on to the nape, a white chest and cinnamon-buff underparts. Its tail and flight feathers are barred in black and white. It is found in pairs or family groups, stays in its territory all year, and builds bulky, rounded nests from plant material lined with feathers.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Troglodytidae — Wrens

Breeding range

North America, Middle America: sw USA and Mexico