Pacific Wren

Pacific Wrens are tiny brown wrens with a song much larger than themselves. One researcher deemed them a “pinnacle of song complexity.” This tinkling, bubbly songster is more often heard than seen within the dark understory of old-growth evergreen forests where they live. When Pacific Wrens sing they hold their tail upright and their entire body shakes with sound. They move like mice through the forest understory, hopping along logs and upturned roots. Pacific Wrens and Winter Wren are very similar in looks but the Pacific usually has breast unmarked or with a few faint bars; vs. speckled with faint, short dark and light bars.

Pacific Wren
Pacific Wrens are tiny brown wrens with a song much larger than themselves. One researcher deemed them a “pinnacle of song complexity.” This tinkling, bubbly songster is more often heard than seen within the dark understory of old-growth evergreen forests where they live. When Pacific Wrens sing they hold their tail upright and their entire body shakes with sound. They move like mice through the forest understory, hopping along logs and upturned roots. Pacific Wrens and Winter Wren are very similar in looks but the Pacific usually has breast unmarked or with a few faint bars; vs. speckled with faint, short dark and light bars.
Pacific Wren
Pacific Wrens are tiny brown wrens with a song much larger than themselves. One researcher deemed them a “pinnacle of song complexity.” This tinkling, bubbly songster is more often heard than seen within the dark understory of old-growth evergreen forests where they live. When Pacific Wrens sing they hold their tail upright and their entire body shakes with sound. They move like mice through the forest understory, hopping along logs and upturned roots. Pacific Wrens and Winter Wren are very similar in looks but the Pacific usually has breast unmarked or with a few faint bars; vs. speckled with faint, short dark and light bars.