Listen to the Eurasian wren
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About the Eurasian wren
The Eurasian wren is a bird in the family Troglodytidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 15 cm.
What does the Eurasian wren sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song and alarm call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) is a very small insectivorous bird and the only member of the wren family found in the Old World, specifically in Eurasia and Africa (Maghreb). In Anglophone Europe, it is commonly known simply as the wren. It has a very short tail which is often held erect, a short neck and a relatively long thin bill. It is russet brown above, paler buff-brown below, overall finely barred darker, and has a cream buff supercilium. The sexes are alike.
Related birds in the genus Troglodytes
More from the family Troglodytidae
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Cistothorus palustris
Rock wren
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Carolina wren
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Bewick's wren
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Musician wren
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Grey-mantled wren
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Band-backed wren
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Southern nightingale-wren
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Buff-breasted wren
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Song wren
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Frequently asked questions
What does an Eurasian wren sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the Eurasian wren on this page, including its song and alarm call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Eurasian wren endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Eurasian wren as “least concern”.
What family does the Eurasian wren belong to?
The Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) belongs to the family Troglodytidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) (W1CDR0001461 BD5) – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Troglodytes troglodytes song by Grantus4504 – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Alarm call · Anché, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Botanical school, Jardin des Plantes, Paris… by Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song by Alexander Kurthy – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Fontaine-le-Comte, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q25740 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Eurasian wren – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Alpsdake – CC BY-SA 3.0