The wrentit is a small bird that lives in chaparral, oak woodlands, and bushland on the western coast of North America. It is the only species in the genus Chamaea.
Wrentit
Wrentit in the Marin Headlands on the California coast.
Chaparral is a shrubland plant community found primarily in California, in southern Oregon and in the northern portion of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. It is shaped by a Mediterranean climate and infrequent, high-intensity crown fires.
Chaparral in the Santa Ynez Mountains, near Santa Barbara, California
Old-growth chaparral more than a century old
Coastal sage scrub in San Diego County
An old-growth manzanita, a classic member of the chaparral plant community