Utah Bird Profile
Cactus Wren - Campylorhynchus brunnelicapillus

Name Roots: (Gr. campylos, "curved"; rhynchos, "beak" - L. brunneus, "brown"; capillus, "hair")
In Utah:   
Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:		 Nests in a cactus at a height of 2-6 (To 30) feet, in a spherical nest. This species is not a cowbird host. This species is an omnivore: ground and lower-canopy forager.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in low desert scrub habitat.

by Kendall Brown

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