Cactus wren

E44311

bird species wren

The cactus wren is a large, boldly marked wren native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, known for nesting in cacti and its distinctive harsh, chattering song.

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bird ⓘ species ⓘ wren ⓘ
adaptation	obtains water from food ⓘ tolerant of high temperatures ⓘ
behavior	conspicuous ⓘ non-migratory ⓘ territorial ⓘ
bodyLength	18–23 cm ⓘ 7–9 in ⓘ
breedingSeason	early summer ⓘ spring ⓘ
builds	large domed nests ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
clutchSize	2–7 eggs ⓘ
commonName	cactus wren ⓘ
conservationStatus	Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem	IUCN ⓘ
diet	insects ⓘ seeds ⓘ small fruits ⓘ spiders ⓘ
distinctiveMarking	spotted breast ⓘ white eyebrow stripe ⓘ
eggColor	white with brown spots ⓘ
family	Troglodytidae ⓘ
foragingBehavior	forages in low shrubs and cacti ⓘ ground foraging ⓘ
foundIn	Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ Mojave Desert ⓘ Sonoran Desert ⓘ
genus	Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus ⓘ surface form: Campylorhynchus
geographicRange	Arizona ⓘ Baja California ⓘ Chihuahua ⓘ Nevada ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Sonora ⓘ Texas ⓘ Utah ⓘ Southern California ⓘ surface form: southern California
habitat	arid shrublands ⓘ cactus stands ⓘ desert scrub ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo	Northern Mexico ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ surface form: Southwestern United States
nestMaterial	grass ⓘ plant fibers ⓘ twigs ⓘ
nestsIn	cholla cactus ⓘ prickly pear cactus ⓘ saguaro cactus ⓘ thorny shrubs ⓘ
order	Passeriformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
plumage	boldly spotted and streaked brown and white ⓘ
scientificName	Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus ⓘ
socialBehavior	monogamous pairs ⓘ
songCharacteristic	chattering ⓘ harsh ⓘ
stateBirdOf	Arizona ⓘ
tailPattern	barred tail ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
usesNestFor	breeding ⓘ roosting ⓘ
vocalizationType	series of harsh, raspy notes ⓘ
weight	33–47 g ⓘ

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arizona → stateBird → Cactus wren ⓘ