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The Carolina wren is a small bird with white stripes over the eyes and a brownish-red back. It sings "tea-ket-tle, tea-ket-tle, tea-ket-tle" and was adopted as the state bird in 1948, replacing the mockingbird.
State bird: Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) – The mockingbird was designated the state bird from 1939 until 1948, when the wren received the designation. The wren was chosen as the state bird because its song can be heard all year long. (1948)
30 wrz 2024 · Learn about the Carolina Wren, the state bird of South Carolina since 1948. Find out its appearance, diet, behavior, range, and fun facts.
This wren is the state bird of South Carolina. Seven recognized subspecies occur across the range of these wrens and they differ slightly in song and appearance. The birds are generally inconspicuous, avoiding the open for extended periods of time. When out in the open, they energetically investigate their surroundings and are rarely stationary.
15 kwi 2016 · The Carolina wren (Thyrothorus ludovicianus) became South Carolina’s official state bird with the signing of an act by Governor Strom Thurmond on April 3, 1948. The act also made it a crime to kill a wren intentionally.
Learn about the Carolina wren, the state bird of South Carolina since 1948. Find out its physical features, diet, habitat, reproduction, and more facts.
This list of birds of South Carolina includes species documented in the U.S. state of South Carolina and accepted by the South Carolina Bird Records Committee (SCBRC) of the Carolina Bird Club. As of mid 2021, there were 446 species definitively included in the official list.
