Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae
Genus: Troglodytes

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Description

Length: 3.1-4.7 in (8-12 cm) Weight: 0.3-0.4 oz (8-12 g) Wingspan: 4.7-6.3 in (12-16 cm)

Dark brown, with lighter brown eyebrows and throat. A short tail and a few white feather tips on the rear under the tail. There is light and a darker brown barrings on the wings and belly. An energetic bird that skips and hops through the underbrush.

Habitat, Range, and Feeding

They can be found in coniferous forests, primarily with dense underbrush and near water; in open areas with low cover along rocky coasts, cliffs, islands, or high mtn. areas, logged areas with large amounts of slash; in winter and migration also in deciduous woods, thickets, brushy fields. Nests in various sorts of hollows, cavities, and holes, most often on side of tree, wall, or steep bank, to height of about 3 m. The male will pick several sites and build nests; the famale will pict the site she likes best. Then she lines it with freathers or animal hair. The clutch size is 1 to 9 eggs, that are white with light reddish-brown speckles.

They stick close to the ground when feeding, and constantly moving; they dart quickly across open areas, like paths. Insects are their diet, including larve, spiders and other invertebrates.