SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – FEATHERS IN THE RANGE OF LIGHT Blog Post #17
California’s “Range of Light” is home to a diverse array of both colorful and cryptic birds (the feathers). It is my intent to use my passion for birds and photography to paint a story about 120 of the most common or most sought-after Sierra Nevada (Range of Light) birds by most nature enthusiasts.
Sierra Nevada Birds – Feathers in the Range of Light is a Reflections of the Natural World Blog Post Series by Jim Gain
WHAT’S IN A NAME
Pacific Wren – Troglodytes pacificus
Name Roots: (Gr. troglodytes, “cave dweller”; trogle, “hole”; dytes, “a diver” [dives for cover], L. of the Pacific coast)
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The Pacific Wren is rufous brown above, richly colored below, barred with darker brown and dusky, even on wings and tail. The bill is dark brown, the legs pale brown. Young birds are less distinctly barred.
DISTRIBUTION & OCCURENCE IN THE SIERRA NEVADA
The Pacific Wren is a Fairly Common Year-Round Resident of the Sierra Nevada in the Lower and Upper Montane biotic zones.
CONSERVATION STATUS – IUCN Red List Category
The Pacific Wren is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Redlist Classification Justification: This species has an extremely large range, the population trend appears to be increasing, and the population size is extremely large. For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern. (DataZone PAWR Link)
PLAYING WITH PHOTOSHOP – Paint Dabs Filter
Reflections of the Natural World 
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