The House Wren is a stout, proud-looking, little bird. At maturity the average House Wren will measure from four and a half to five inches in length. Its bill has a sharp little point on it, and tends to be on the thin side. Its belly is darker than its top, being a pale grayish color, as opposed to the brownish-gray of the top. The average House Wren will have plumage that ranges from grayish brown to reddish brown. The House Wren has pink legs, with bars of black running down either wing and up its usually straight tail. The House Wren is sometimes confused with the Winter Wren, but they can be easily distinguished by the Winter Wren's short tail and the House Wren's stouter bill.
