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Description. Carolina wren in Greenville, South Carolina. At 12.5 to 14 cm (4.9 to 5.5 in) long, with a 29 cm (11 in) wingspan and a weight of about 18 to 23 g (0.63 to 0.81 oz), the Carolina wren is a fairly large wren; the second largest in the United States species after the cactus wren.
The Carolina Wren is a small but chunky bird with a round body and a long tail that it often cocks upward. The head is large with very little neck, and the distinctive bill marks it as a wren: long, slender, and downcurved.
Learn about the Carolina Wren, a common and colorful bird in the southeast, with a loud whistled song and a rich orange belly. Find out its range, habitat, behavior, diet, nesting, and conservation status.
In summer it can seem that every patch of woods in the eastern United States rings with the rolling song of the Carolina Wren. This shy bird can be hard to see, but it delivers an amazing number of decibels for its size.
The Carolina Wren is the largest wren species found in eastern North America. There are ten recognized subspecies, differing slightly in plumage color and detail. All can be identified by rich reddish brown and buff plumage, accented by a white stripe over the eye.
Learn about Carolina Wren, a common and vocal bird in forested areas of North America. See photos, audio, maps, and statistics of this species on eBird.
Learn about the Carolina wren, a small but vocal bird that lives in forestlands, swamps, farms, and human communities. Find out how it adapts to different climates, what it eats, how it nests, and how it sings.
