Carolina Wren Photo Gallery

Adult

Reddish-brown upperparts contrast with buffy underparts and white throat and eyebrow. Wings and tail have bold darker barring, and bill is long and thin.

Adult

Both males and females are a bright, unpatterned reddish-brown above and warm buffy-orange below, with a long white eyebrow stripe, dark bill, and white chin and throat.

Adult

The loud, cheerful song is often heard before the bird is seen.

Adult

Often found in brushy thickets in wooded residential areas.

Adult

Sensitive to cold weather, with northern populations decreasing markedly after severe winters. Gradually increasing winter temperatures over the last century may have been responsible for the northward range expansion seen in the mid-1900s.

Adult

Individuals often perch bent over, holding their tails cocked.

Adult

Visits feeders, especially during the colder months.

Adult (White-browed)

Individuals from southern Mexico and Central America are dingy white below with cold brown upperparts.

Adult (White-browed)

The "White-browed" group, found from the Yucatan Peninsula to northern Nicaragua, is sometimes treated as a separate species.

Adult

Found in dense woodlands and shrubby habitats.