House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

HOW TO IDENTIFY:

* Length: 4.25 inches
* Short, thin bill
* Indistinct supercilium
* Eye ring
* Gray-brown upperparts (browner in eastern United States birds)
* Pale gray underparts with dark barring on belly and undertail coverts
* Wings and tail barred with black
* Tail frequently held upright
* Pink legs
* Sexes similar

Similar species:

Other wrens with indistinct superciliums are Winter, Sedge and Rock Wrens. Winter Wren is more reddish-brown above, darker below and has a shorter tail. Sedge Wren is buffier on the breast and is streaked with white on the crown and back. Rock Wren is larger with a contrast between the gray back and brown rump and has buffy tips to the tail.