Guide to North American Birds

Explore more than 800 North American bird species, learn about their lives and habitats, and how climate change is impacting their ability to survive.
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Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Parrotbills
At a Glance
In the chaparral, the dense low brush that grows along the Pacific seaboard, Wrentits are often heard and seldom seen. Pairs of these long-tailed little birds move about actively in the depths of the thickets, rarely perching in the open or flying across small clearings. They are remarkably sedentary; a bird may spend its entire adult life in an area of just a couple of acres.
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Habitat
Forests and Woodlands, Shrublands, Savannas, and Thickets