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Rock Wren

Salpinctes obsoletus

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Description:

Small light brown bird, about 12 cm tall. Very short tail.

Habitat:

Rocky semi desert

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Liam
Liam 11 years ago
Rock Wren
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5 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Geoffrey and Liam for the ID and link

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Maria dB

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Liam
Liam 11 years ago

A fledgling would have a yellow gape flange. This is a Rock Wren in high molt.

GeoffreyPalmer
GeoffreyPalmer 11 years ago

Looks like a fledgling wren, possibly Rock Wren?

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Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

nice spotting!

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LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Aug 12, 2012
Submitted on Aug 15, 2012

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