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Is Your State Bird Moving On?

Arizona species impacted by Global Warming
Cactus Wren Cactus Wren
(Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)

State bird of Arizona
Photo © Kevin T. Karlson
Learn more about this bird at eNature.com

 
The cactus wren is not in danger of disappearing from Arizona.

Description
7-8 1/4" (18-21 cm). A starling-sized wren with spotted underparts, white eyebrows, rusty crown, and white spots on outer tail feathers.

Voice
Rapid, mechanical chug-chug-chug-chug-chug.

Habitat
Desert thickets and cacti.
See birds in your state with populations that are:

American Redstart
Bobolink
Brewer's Sparrow
Dusky Flycatcher
Gray Catbird
Gray Flycatcher
Indigo Bunting
Lazuli Bunting
Lincoln's Sparrow
MacGillivray's Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Orange-crowned Warbler
Pine Grosbeak
Pine Siskin
Red Crossbill
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sage Sparrow
Sage Thrasher
Savannah Sparrow
Tree Swallow
Vesper Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Willow Flycatcher
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Evening Grosbeak



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The background information for this presentation comes from The Birdwatcher's Guide to Global Warming, which was prepared by Jeff Price, Ph.D., American Bird Conservancy and Patricia Glick, M.S., National Wildlife Federation.

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