[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 7.5 in.]

Carolina Wrens are residents of all but the far northern states of the eastern US. Most of the birds in the US are the "Northern" type. In the Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas, the "Mexican" Carolina Wren replaces the "Northern" Carolina Wren. The "Mexican" Carolina Wren shows variable black-and-white spotting at the shoulder and variable barring on the flanks, which the "Northern" Carolina Wren lacks. The bird shown is the "Lomita" race of the "Mexican" Carolina Wren (note the spotting on the shoulder and faint barring on the flanks). This "Mexican" Carolina Wren was photographed at Santa Ana NWR in McAllen, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodak Elitechrome 200 film. (Date: April 2001)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 7.5 in.]

This Carolina Wren was photographed at Allen William's "Wildscaped" yard, Pharr, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=270mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 6, 2009)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 7.5 in.]

This Caroliona Wren was photographed at South Llano River State Park, Junction, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: June 28, 2006)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 7.5 in.]

This Carolina Wren was photographed at Friedrich Wilderness Park, San Antonio, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: April 26, 2011)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 7.5 in.]

This Carolina Wren was photographed at Friedrich Wilderness Park, San Antonio, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: April 26, 2011)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 7.5 in.]

This Carolina Wren was photographed at Frontera Audubon Nature Center, Weslaco, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: December 27, 2011)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 7.5 in.]

Carolina Wrens are residents of all but the far northern states of the eastern US. Most of the birds in the US are the "Northern" type. In the Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas, the "Mexican" Carolina Wren replaces the "Northern" Carolina Wren. The "Mexican" Carolina Wren shows variable black-and-white spotting at the shoulder and variable barring on the flanks, which the "Northern" Carolina Wren lacks. The bird shown is a "Northern" Carolina Wren (note the clean buffy shoulder and lack of barring on the flanks). This "Northern" Carolina Wren was photographed in the Texas Hill Country. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: July 1999)

[Length 4 in. Wingspan 5.5 in.]

This Eurasian Winter Wren was photographed at Loch an Eilein, Inverdruie, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 18, 2004)