Bewick's wren Thryomanes bewickii

Identification Tips:

• Length: 4.5 inches
• Long, thin, slightly decurved bill
• Bold white supercilium
• Gray-brown upperparts (browner in eastern United States birds)
• Grayish-white underparts
• Wings and tail barred with black
• Long tail has white corners and is frequently held upright
• Dark legs
• Sexes similar

Similar species:

The Bewick's Wren can be distinguished from House and Rock Wrens by its bold white supercilium. Carolina Wren is rustier above and buffier below. Marsh Wren has a streaked back.

Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.