"Salpinctes obsoletus is a very plain name for a bundle of fire known as the rock wren. . . . After reading even the most elementary writings (about) the rock wren, I am shocked at society's ignorance ...

The preferred habitat of the rock wren is indeed rocky areas, so the Rocky Mountains are an ideal fit for them. They arrive in Teller County in mid-May, gradually working their way uphill where in mid ...

It’s a tale of two halves for rock wren/tuke with their fortunes hanging on effective predator control, the latest South Island-wide survey shows. The Department of Conservation monitoring programme, ...

This undated file photo shows a small alpine rock wren in New Zealand. The endangered small alpine rock wren has won New Zealand's Bird of the Year 2022, the event organizer announced on Monday. The ...

Rock wren in the Homer Saddle and Gertrude Valley are making a comeback thanks to a trapping project run by the Southland Section of the New Zealand Alpine Club (SSNZAC). In 2012, the rock wren ...

A critically endangered New Zealand alpine bird's numbers are back on the rise thanks to large scale poisoning of its rat and stoat predators, the Department of Conservation says. The reclusive rock ...

I may have mentioned this before, but a dear friend of mine once told me that there were only three types of birds: if it soars, it’s a hawk; if it swims, it’s a duck, and everything else are just ...

Some animals jump, others bound and one bounces. Fourteen years ago my wife and I moved into our present home at the mouth of an unnamed canyon. Steep mountainsides rise above our dwelling on three ...

THERE ARE MANY small birds, so to be the smallest, you have to be pretty darn tiny. At roughly 8 cm long and weighing a mere 6 grams, the rifleman is pretty darn tiny. Endemic to the high-altitude ...

Hikers, bicyclers, equestrians and climbers spend much time recreating in the canyons and foothills west of Loveland. Researchers are also there, exploring curiosities about wildlife sharing our space ...