Rock Wren

• Scientific Name: Salpinctes Obsoletus
• Common Name: Rock Wren
• Diet: insects, spiders
• Color: gray/brown
• Size: 6 inches
• Active Period: Year-round
• Habitat: rocky slopes
• Field Identification: bobs up and down, tail bars
• Nest: crevices, cavities
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Salpinctes
• Family: Troglodytidae (wrens)
• Order: Passeriformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: obsoletus