Species: Catherpes mexicanus
Canyon Wren
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Troglodytidae
Genus
Catherpes
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
Chivirín Barranqueño - Troglodyte des canyons
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Birds - Perching Birds
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Aves - Passeriformes - Troglodytidae - Catherpes
Ecology and Life History
Migration
true - false - false
Non-migrant
true
Locally Migrant
false
Food Comments
Feeds on insects and spiders. Forages around rocks.
Reproduction Comments
Female incubates 5-6, sometimes 4-8 eggs; during this period she is fed by the male.
Ecology Comments
In British Columbia, severe winters result in catastrophic population declines and occasional temporary extirpation (Cannings, 1992 COSEWIC report).
Length
15
Weight
39
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-12-03
Global Status Last Changed
1996-12-03
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Resident from south-central British Columbia to western South Dakota, south through all western states (east to Texas) to southern Baja California, Oaxaca in the Mexican highlands, central Chiapas, and western Veracruz.