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title: "Kloofwinterkoning"
description: "Catherpes mexicanus — Vogels. The canyon wren (Catherpes mexicanus) is a small North American songbird of the wren family Troglodytidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/canyon-wren
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kloofwinterkoning

> Catherpes mexicanus — Vogels. The canyon wren (Catherpes mexicanus) is a small North American songbird of the wren family Troglodytidae.

- Scientific name: *Catherpes mexicanus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 8667
- Wikidata: [Q776497](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q776497)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7464](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7464)

## Names

- en: Canyon Wren
- de: Schluchtenzaunkönig
- es: Saltapared Barranqueño
- fr: Troglodyte des canyons
- nl: Kloofwinterkoning
- pl: Skalik ostrodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

US (4757), MX (2849), CA (189)

## Summary

The canyon wren (Catherpes mexicanus) is a small North American songbird of the wren family Troglodytidae. A non-migratory species, these birds are found throughout western North America in dry, rocky environments such as cliffs, outcrops, and canyons. It is a small bird that is hard to see on its rocky habitat, and is often located by its loud distinctive song. It is currently in a monotypic taxon and is the only species in the genus Catherpes.

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

## Photo

![Kloofwinterkoning](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/canyon-wren/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Y · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/80409662

## Machine access

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