Perching

Canyon Wren

Catherpes mexicanus

Length: 6 in. (15 cm )

Often hard to see, only its beautiful song echoing against cliffs and steep boulders shows how common the Canyon Wren is. It prefers open dry or semi-dry areas with little or low vegetation. Here it hops into small niches and atop rocks as it searches for insects. The small cup-nest is placed in a small dark cave among rocks and is made of moss, leaves and spider webbing.

The four-digit banding code is CNWR.

Male | Brian Small

Female | Robert Shantz

Cliffs / boulders

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Bird Sound Type: Trilling
Sex of Bird: Male

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Article: Canyon Wren
Author(s): Dr. Biology
Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
Date published: July 13, 2017
Date accessed: August 23, 2019
Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/canyon-wren

APA Style

Dr. Biology. (2017, July 13). Canyon Wren. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved August 23, 2019 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/canyon-wren

American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

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Dr. Biology. "Canyon Wren". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 July, 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/canyon-wren

For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/04/

MLA 2017 Style

Dr. Biology. "Canyon Wren". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 23 Aug 2019. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/canyon-wren

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/

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