Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus, photographed in a backyard in Houston, Texas, USA.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 8 January 2011 [velociraptorize].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/640s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400
Question: Here's another bird at that same backyard bird feeder ... what species is this?
Response: Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus. The Carolina Wren can be distinguished from its close relative, the Bewick's wren, Thryomanes bewickii, by its larger size, its rich rufous coloured back and and head, reddish belly and shorter tail. The tail of Carolina wrens also lacks the characteristic white tip seen in Bewick's wrens.
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