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Bewick's Wren

Buschzaunkönig

Thryomanes bewickii

Wrens4 photosFirst seen: 12 July 2026
Bewick's Wren

Bewick's Wren is a small brown wren with a long tail and a clear white eyebrow. It lives in scrub, open woodland, gardens and other habitats with dense low cover. The bird searches through branches and leaf litter for insects and spiders. Males have varied songs, and local populations develop distinct song dialects. It nests in natural cavities, nest boxes and sheltered spaces in buildings.

ID tip: The bold white eyebrow plus a long white-cornered tail waved sideways separates it from the stubby, dark, tail-cocked Pacific Wren.
First seen: 12 July 2026 · Union Bay Natural Area · 4 photos in the collection.

Places in my records

Locations where this species is supported by a dated first record, an unambiguous single-place outing or a reviewed assignment.

Family
Wrens (Troglodytidae)
Length
13–14 cm
Wingspan
18 cm
Regional status
Year-round resident (Pacific Northwest, USA)
Conservation
Least Concern LCIUCN Red List · retrieved 27 August 2026
Habitat
Brush piles, gardens, scrub, woodland edge
Diet
Insects, spiders
Built from verified occurrence records, not drawn by hand. Core range = the countries holding 99% of all records; the rest are scattered or vagrant records. Record counts track where people watch birds as much as where the birds are, so the map shows presence, not abundance. Data: GBIF (CC BY 4.0). Basemap: Natural Earth.

Selected photographs

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