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  1. Interestingly, the nest entrance is often oriented to take advantage of the cooling effects of prevailing winds. Seven Cactus Wren subspecies are known, and populations vary dramatically in the amount of buff on the belly and the density and extent of the black spotting below.
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    Its curious nature and loud, chattering calls make this bird one of the most well-known species of the southwestern desert. The Cactus Wren's genus name Campylorhynchus derives from the Greek words for "curved beak." Its species name brunneicapillus is formed from the Latin words for "brown" and "hair," referring to this bird's brown cap and back.
    This content is available exclusively to Birds of the World subscribers. Sign in Learn more Hamilton, R. A., G. A. Proudfoot, D. A. Sherry, and S. L. Johnson (2020). Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor).
    Seven Cactus Wren subspecies are known, and populations vary dramatically in the amount of buff on the belly and the density and extent of the black spotting below. True to their name, these wrens prefer desert habitats dominated by spiny cacti, as well as thorny trees and shrubs. Coastal populations can also be found in chaparral habitat.
    Ornithologists Anders and Anne Anderson, in their compendium of 40 years of cactus wren research published in 1973, recognize seven subspecies and do not classify C. b. sandiegensis as an independent subspecies.
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  3. Cactus Wren Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

  4. Cactus Wren Identification - All About Birds

    WEBThe Cactus Wren is a large chunky wren with a long heavy bill, a long, rounded tail, and short, rounded wings. The Cactus Wren is the largest wren in the United States and is similar in size to a Spotted Towhee.

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  5. Cactus wren - Wikipedia

  6. Cactus Wren | Audubon Field Guide

  7. Cactus Wren - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio

  8. Cactus Wren - Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus - Birds of the World

  9. Cactus Wren Bird: Subspecies And Overview - Birds Bulletin

  10. ADW: Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus: INFORMATION

    WEBThe Cac­tus Wren is a per­ma­nent res­i­dent of arid and semi-arid desert re­gions of the south­west­ern United States, rang­ing from south­ern Cal­i­for­nia, Nevada, and Utah, and cen­tral New Mex­ico and Texas, …

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  11. Cactus Wren - eBird

    WEBLearn more about Cactus Wren from…. Large wren, with bold white eyebrow and dense spots on the breast. Aptly named, this wren rarely strays from desert scrub or coastal sagebrush scrub. Builds large, oval …

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