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  • Rock Wren, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

  • Rock Wren, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Judd Patterson, all rights reserved

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Liam Huber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Michael Price, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • Rock Wren, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) BJ Stacey, all rights reserved

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) David Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Rock Wren

Salpinctes obsoletus

Worldwide
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Birds

About

The rock wren (Salpinctes obsoletus) is a small songbird of the wren family native to South America and western North America. It is the only species in the genus Salpinctes. Adults are about 12 cm long. They have grey-brown upperparts with small black and white spots and pale grey underparts with a light brown rump. Additional distinctive features include a light grey line over the eye, a long slightly decurved thin bill, a long barred tail and...

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