Its range in Arizona is widespread in the southern part of the state, and along the Colorado river.[1] In Arizona it is found from sea-level up to 1,400 m (4,600 ft).[2] Populations in New Mexico exist in the south, down to along the Rio Grande and into Mexico. Its range in both New Mexico and Texas may be expanding northward. Texas cactus wrens live between sea-level and 1,800 m (5,900 ft), throughout the Texas panhandle, central Texas, and as far east as Travis County.