Rock Wren

Salpinctes obsoletus (Say, 1822)

Rock Wren, Salpinctes obsoletus, is a wren of rocky country across North America and Middle America, from south-western Canada to Costa Rica. It is a small songbird in the wren family, and it is known for its grey-brown plumage, brown rump and speckled white throat. It resembles the canyon wren, which shares its habitat. It also stands out for its varied song, used to defend territory, and for arranging flat stones around the nest to keep nestlings dry.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Troglodytidae — Wrens

Breeding range

North America, Middle America: sw Canada to Costa Rica