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cactus wren
(cac·tus wren)
Entry from US Dictionary
noun
the largest North American wren, with a distinct white eyestripe and spotted tail feathers, found in the southwestern US and Mexico.
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
, family
Troglodytidae
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