Cactus Wren

Mystery Bird: Cactus Wren, Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

grrlscientist | January 25, 2009

tags: mystery bird, identify this bird, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Cactus Wren, Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus, photographed in Starr County Park, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow] Image: Joseph Kennedy, 5 April 2008 [larger view]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/500s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Review all mystery birds to date.

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