Listen to the song wren
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About the song wren
The song wren is a bird in the family Troglodytidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 25 g.
What does the song wren sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song. 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 song wren (Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Related birds in the genus Cyphorhinus
More from the family Troglodytidae
Eurasian wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
Northern house wren
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Marsh wren
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Rock wren
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Carolina wren
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Bewick's 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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Frequently asked questions
What does a song wren sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the song wren on this page, including its song. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the song wren endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the song wren as “least concern”.
What family does the song wren belong to?
The song wren (Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus) belongs to the family Troglodytidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · El Oro: Reserva Buenaventura 9 km WNW Piñas, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q2224538 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Song wren – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Juan Zamora – CC BY 2.0