- Passeriformes
- Troglodytidae
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Loading conservation status
Sign in to see your badges
Identification
POWERED BY MERLIN
Medium-sized wren, familiar and fairly common in eastern North America. Fairly bright rufous above and unmarked buffy below with a bold white eyebrow. Tail is often cocked up. Disjunct population on the Yucatán peninsula is duller brown. Superficially similar to Bewick’s Wren but much brighter and slightly shorter-tailed. Usually hides in dense thickets and hedgerows, often close to human habitation. Occasionally visits feeders, especially for suet or mealworms. Listen for loud, ringing song and variety of harsh scolding calls.
POWERED BY MERLIN