General Description: Cactus Wrens (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) are the largest wrens around Las Vegas. Most Cactus Wrens seem to migrate out of our area during winter, but a few stay all year.

Cactus Wrens are interesting in that they use nests all year for shelter, not just for rearing young. They build covered nests in cholla cactus. It seems that the spines would be a problem, but I guess it is more of a problem for nest predators than it is for the birds.

Cactus Wrens are not common around Las Vegas, and they are considered a sensitive species, but they can be seen in many places in the desert. The easiest place to look for them is around the Visitor Center at Red Rock Canyon NCA where they build nests in and around the tortoise habitat (tortoise pen). They are also fairly common in the Arrow Canyon Range, but it is harder to get there to see them.

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