This Wild Republic Audubon Bird Canyon Wren shown above was made by Wild Republic. It has been discontinued.
The
Canyon Wren, Catherpes mexicanus, of the Family Troglodytidae, is a small wren about 5-3/4 inches long. The sexes are alike. The upperparts are rusty brown with a grayish head and back. The throat and upper breast are white. The belly is chestnut, with black and white speckling. The rusty rufous tail is barred with black. The flattened head and a long, slender, slightly decurved bill, help this wren remove its insect diet from the crevices in the rocks where they hide. The Rock Wren is similar with a white breast and lower belly.
The Canyon Wren can be found in rocky cliffs or steep canyons. It prefers cliffs and rocky areas in arid regions, generally near a stream. It inhabits the same territories year-round. It is a resident from the southern tip of British Columbia southward through the Pacific and Western states to Baja California and into the interior of Mexico.
Canyon Wrens are monogamous and stay together during the breeding year and possibly longer. Both male and female wrens build the nest, which is cup shaped and built with twigs and grasses, then lined with plant matter, feathers, spider webs and lichens. It is generally built in sheltered rock crevices, rock caverns, cliffs, or banks. Its pure white oval eggs show very fine dots of reddish brown. Clutch size usually 5 eggs, which are incubated by the female for 12 to 18 days. The young fledge in about 10 days.
