The rock wren has a stubby pale brown body that is sparrow-sized and whitish below. Also look for a pale stripe above the eye and rusty highlights on the belly and base of the tail.

One never sees a rock wren, much less have one as a permanent resident, in a traditional neighborhood. There must be plenty of rocks to provide shelter and nesting sites for the wren.

The rock wren is a tiny gray songbird that thrives in the rock outcroppings on several Larimer County open spaces, where they build nest patios from small, flat rocks.“They’re inconspicuous ...

The rock wren (Salpinctus obsoletus) is a common year-round resident throughout much of the southwestern portions of the United States, ranging from central Texas westward to northern California.

The mysterious rock wren might be described as a plain Jane. These animated balls of feathers occur throughout the western United States, ranging south into Central America and north to ...

The piwauwau rock wren punched above its 20-gram weight, flying under the radar to win the annual contest ahead of popular fellow native contenders, the little penguin and the kea.

PEI may have had a slow 2020 tourism season, but North Cape shores hosted an extraordinary visitor - a Rock wren. Feb. 17, 2021. Feb. 17, 2021. 3 min read. Save. New subscriber benefit!

The piwauwau rock wren, a diminutive mountain-dwelling underdog, has come out on top in New Zealand’s annual bird of the year competition after a hard-fought campaign again marked by controversy. The ...

Rock wren star of the show in one picture. NZ Herald. 28 Oct, 2022 04:01 PM 2 mins to read. Subscribe to listen. Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription.

A tiny mountain-dwelling wren was the surprise winner Monday of New Zealand's controversial bird of the year competition, which even had Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in a flap. The piwauwau rock ...