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Rock Wren

Salpinctes obsoletus

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Description:

The Rock Wren is a small songbird of the wren family. It is the only species in the genus Salpinctes. The 12 cm long adults have grey-brown upperparts with small black and white spots and pale grey underparts with a light brown rump.

Habitat:

Rocks.

Notes:

actively singing at cliffs edge, Red Butte, Kaibab National Forest, AZ

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