Carolina Wren

South Carolina State Bird

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Carolina wren

Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus); photo by Joby Joseph on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / share alike).

Official State Bird of South Carolina

South Carolina designated the Carolina wren as the official state bird in 1948. Found throughout the state, the Carolina wren is also featured on the South Carolina quarter. All State Birds

The Carolina wren replaced the mockingbird (South Carolina's original state bird adopted in 1942). The legislation also specifies that intentionally killing either bird in the state of South Carolina is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine and jail time.

Carolina Wren Facts

The Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) is a small bird with conspicuous white stripes over the eyes. The back of its body is brownish-red and its tail is finely barred with black. The song of the Carolina wren is described as " tea-ket-tle, tea-ket-tle, tea-ket-tle" and can be heard year-round, day and night, in all kinds of weather.

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Images

The U.S. Mint's bicentennial commemorative quarter for South Carolina features an outline of the state, the state bird (Carolina wren), state tree (sabal palmetto), state flower (yellow jessamine), and the state's nickname: The Palmetto State. South Carolina became the 8th state in 1788. Public domain image on Wikipedia.

South Carolina quarter

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus); photo by Mary Keim on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / share alike).

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)

Videos

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