Babblers (Timaliidae)
Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata) - HBW 12, p. 137
French: Cama brune
German: Chaparraltimalie
Spanish: Camea
Taxonomy: Parus fasciatus Gambel, 1845, Monterey, Monterey County, California, USA.
Additional proposed races include intermedia (from interior and S areas of San Francisco Bay region of California), synonymized with rufula, and canicauda (from NW Baja California), treated as a synonym of henshawi. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- phaea Osgood, 1899 - extreme W USA from W Oregon (R Columbia) S along humid coastal belt to California border.
- margra Browning, 1992 - interior S Oregon.
- rufula Ridgway, 1903 - NW California coast from Oregon border S to San Francisco Bay area.
- phaea Osgood, 1899 - extreme W USA from W Oregon (R Columbia) S along humid coastal belt to California border.
- margra Browning, 1992 - interior S Oregon.
- rufula Ridgway, 1903 - NW California coast from Oregon border S to San Francisco Bay area.
- fasciata (Gambel, 1845) - coastal C California (from W Monterey County S to C San Luis Obispo County).
- henshawi Ridgway, 1882 - interior and coastal S California, and extreme NW Mexico (NW Baja California).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult perched in a bush and nervously moving around, which is their typical behavior. Locality Big Sycamore Canyon State Park, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp henshawi)
Don DesJardin 13 February 2006 3 years ago 47 sec 4.5 -
A bird moving in a bush and feeding Locality Claremont, Los Angeles County, California, USA (United States) (ssp rufula)
Paul Clarke 28 September 2001 4 years ago 30 sec 4.4 -
A bird foraging in a tree. Locality Evey Canyon, Los Angeles County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Paul Clarke 22 May 2011 6 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 26 sec 4 -
A bird looking for food Locality Irvine, Orange County, California, USA (United States) (ssp henshawi)
Paul Clarke 26 April 2002 4 years ago 20 sec 4 -
An adult perched and moving around in its typical behavior Locality Big Sycamore Canyon State Park, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp henshawi)
Don DesJardin 30 September 2007 4 years ago 29 sec 3.9 -
A bird foraging in a bush. Locality Evey Canyon, Los Angeles County, California, USA (United States) (ssp henshawi)
Paul Clarke 31 January 2010 2 years ago 16 sec 3.7
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Adult bringing food to fledglings
Locality California, USA (United States) (ssp henshawi)
Conan Guard 1 May 2008 3 years ago 4.2 -
Wrentit posing in the open
Locality San Antonio Canyon Park, Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States)
Justin Watts 21 May 2011 48 weeks ago 4 -
An adult perched in the classic Wrentit pose.
Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp henshawi)
Don DesJardin 6 March 2001 3 years ago 4 -
Adult with food carry
Locality California, USA (United States) (ssp henshawi)
Conan Guard 1 May 2008 3 years ago 3.4 -
Wrentit perched on a tree gleaning for insects.
Locality Cupertino, Santa Clara County, California, USA (United States)
Ragoorao 10 March 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
Fledgling
Locality California, USA (United States) (ssp henshawi)
Conan Guard 1 May 2008 3 years ago 3
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Male singing Locality Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, USA (United States)
Stuart Fisher 16 April 2011 1 year ago 4
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