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Thryomanes Bewickii
The Bewick's wren (''Thryomanes bewickii'') is a wren native to North America. It is the only species placed in the genus ''Thryomanes''. At about long, it is grey-brown above, white below, with a long white eyebrow. While similar in appearance to the Carolina wren, it has a long tail that is tipped in white. The song is loud and melodious, much like the song of other wrens. It lives in thickets, brush piles and hedgerows, open woodlands and scrubby areas, often near streams. It eats insects and spiders, which it gleans from vegetation or finds on the ground. Its historic range was from southern British Columbia, Nebraska, southern Ontario, and southwestern Pennsylvania, Maryland, south to Mexico, Arkansas and the northern Gulf States. However, it is now extremely rare east of the Mississippi River. Taxonomy In 1827 the American ornithologist John James Audubon included an illustration of Bewick's wren under the binomial name ''Troglodytes bewickii'' in his ''The Birds o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thryomanes Bewickii - Bewick's Wren - XC109604
The Bewick's wren (''Thryomanes bewickii'') is a wren native to North America. It is the only species placed in the genus ''Thryomanes''. At about long, it is grey-brown above, white below, with a long white eyebrow. While similar in appearance to the Carolina wren, it has a long tail that is tipped in white. The song is loud and melodious, much like the song of other wrens. It lives in thickets, brush piles and hedgerows, open woodlands and scrubby areas, often near streams. It eats insects and spiders, which it Gleaning (birds), gleans from vegetation or finds on the ground. Its historic range was from southern British Columbia, Nebraska, southern Ontario, and southwestern Pennsylvania, Maryland, south to Mexico, Arkansas and the northern States of the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf States. However, it is now extremely rare east of the Mississippi River. Taxonomy In 1827 the American ornithologist John James Audubon included an illustration of Bewick's wren under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
