Carolina Wren Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

Song (Northern)
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West Virginia, July 03, 2012Recorded by Wil Hershberger / Macaulay Library
Song (Northern)
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West Virginia, April 12, 2020Recorded by Wil Hershberger / Macaulay Library
Duet (Northern)
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Arkansas, March 23, 2005Recorded by Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library
Duet (Northern)
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Florida, February 27, 2007Recorded by Mike Andersen / Macaulay Library
Calls (Northern)
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New York, November 17, 2019Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
Calls (Northern)
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New York, March 08, 2020Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
Calls (Northern)
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New York, October 26, 2019Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
Calls (Northern)
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New York, November 05, 2017Recorded by Brad Walker / Macaulay Library
Calls (Northern)
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New York, October 26, 2019Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
Song (Northeast Mexico/South Texas)
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Nuevo León, March 13, 1994Recorded by Andres M Sada / Macaulay Library
Song (Northeast Mexico/South Texas)
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Nuevo León, June 12, 1992Recorded by Andres M Sada / Macaulay Library
Song (White-browed)
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Campeche, March 28, 1961Recorded by L. Irby Davis / Macaulay Library
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Quintana Roo, December 30, 2017Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
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Yucatán, December 21, 2017Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library

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Songs

Only male Carolina Wrens sing—a series of several quick, whistled notes, repeated a few times. The entire song usually lasts less than 2 seconds and the notes are usually described as three-parted, as in a repeated teakettle or germany. Each male has a repertoire of up to several dozen different song variations. He'll sing one of these about 15 times before changing his tune.

Calls

Carolina Wrens have a large repertoire of calls, including loud repeated rasping, chattering, and a rising and falling cheer.

Other Sounds

When they hear an intruder encroaching on their territory, male Carolina Wrens sometimes fly in short bursts, slamming hard into surfaces with an audible whirring of their wings. Wrens in Florida "drum" palmettos in this way, apparently in an attempt to get intruders to show themselves.