Bewick's Wren

About the Bewick's Wren

Bewick's wren (Thryomanes bewickii) is a wren native to North America. It is the only species placed in the genus Thryomanes. At about 14 cm (5.5 in) long, it is grey-brown above, white below, with a long white eyebrow. While similar in appearance to the Carolina wren, it has a long tail that is tipped in white. The song is loud and melodious, much like the song of other wrens. It lives in thickets, brush piles and hedgerows, open woodlands and scrubby areas, often near streams. It eats insects and spiders, which it gleans from vegetation or finds on the ground. Its historic range was from southern British Columbia, Nebraska, southern Ontario, and southwestern Pennsylvania, Maryland, south to Mexico, Arkansas and the northern Gulf States.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name

Thryomanes bewickii

Family

Wrens

Order

Passeriformes

Similar species

Other members of the wrens family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

• Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus
• Banded Wren Thryophilus pleurostictus
• Boucard's Wren Campylorhynchus jocosus
• Cabanis's Wren Cantorchilus modestus
• Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
• Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
• Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
• Clarion Wren Troglodytes tanneri
• Cozumel Wren Troglodytes beani
• Giant Wren Campylorhynchus chiapensis
• Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
• Gray-barred Wren Campylorhynchus megalopterus