Bewick's wren
Thryomanes bewickii
CA Special Concern
Species of Special Concern in California
Small brown wren with white eyebrow stripe and barred tail. Year-round resident; insectivore that controls garden pests from shrubs and wood piles.
Plants that support Bewick's wren
4 plants
California Fescue
Festuca californica
grass
Dense cover for nesting and roosting habitat
Bay Area native
Desert Mallow*
Malacothamnus hallii
shrub
Dense branches provide nesting and roosting cover
Bay Area native
Interior Silktassle
Garrya congdonii
shrub
nest and roost in dense evergreen shrub structure year-round
Bay Area native
Licorice Fern
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
perennial herb
uses dense fern understory patches for cover and foraging for invertebrates in coastal scrub and oak woodlands
Bay Area native