cactus wren
noun
: a large harsh-voiced wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) especially of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico
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Those include bird species — Least Bell’s Vireo and coastal cactus wren — and Western spadefoot, an amphibian sometimes referred to as a toad that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services is proposing be listed as an endangered species.
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Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Others are perfectly adapted to our Sonoran desert like the cactus wren, our state bird.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2023
Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Others are perfectly adapted to our Sonoran desert like the cactus wren, our state bird.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2023
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