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Rock Wren

Salpinctes obsoletus

Photo by BugEric
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Field Notes

Description:

About sparrow-sized, marked as shown.

Habitat:

Shortgrass prairie with grasses, yucca, prickly-pear cacti.

Notes:

One of a pair of birds seen, probably an adult and fledgling, as one was seen begging.

Reference Links:

Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus) - Information on Rock Wren, BirdSite - Species Salpinctes obsoletus (Rock Wrens)

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