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title: "Cactus Wren"
description: "Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus — Uccelli. The cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) is a species of wren that is endemic to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern and central Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/cactus-wren
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Cactus Wren

> Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus — Uccelli. The cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) is a species of wren that is endemic to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern and central Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 21933
- Wikidata: [Q969006](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q969006)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7470](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7470)

## Names

- en: Cactus Wren
- de: Kaktuszaunkönig
- es: Matraca del desierto
- fr: Troglodyte des cactus
- nl: Cactuswinterkoning
- pt: Corruíra-dos-cactos
- pl: Strzyż kaktusowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (13667), MX (6770)

## Summary

The cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) is a species of wren that is endemic to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern and central Mexico. It is the state bird of Arizona, and the largest wren in the United States. Its plumage is brown, with black and white spots as markings. It has a distinctive white eyebrow that sweeps to the nape of the neck. The chest is white, whereas the underparts are cinnamon-buff colored. Both sexes appear similar. The tail, as well as flight feathers, are barred in black and white. Their song is a loud raspy chirrup; akin in the description of some ornithologists…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_wren

## Photo

![Cactus Wren](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cactus-wren/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/258309603

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cactus-wren?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).