Fasciated Wren

Campylorhynchus fasciatus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesShrublandCavity nestSmall · 30 g

What the Fasciated Wren sounds like

Sonogram of the Fasciated Wren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call, calls · Manabí: Río Ayampe, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Fasciated Wren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Loja: Tambo Negro 10 km E Macará, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Fasciated Wren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call, song, calls · El Oro: El Cubo, Arenillas Ecological Reserve, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The fasciated wren is approximately 19 cm (7.5 in) long; one female weighed 24.9 g (0.88 oz). Both sexes of the nominate have a gray crown, grayish supercilium, and dark gray shoulders, back, and rump. The shoulders have whitish speckles and the rump whitish bars. The tail is barred off-white and blackish brown. The chin is off-white with darker streaks. The whitish chest and belly have heavy dark gray spots and the flanks are barred with dark gray. C. f. pallescens is paler with less distinct markings on the underside. The juvenile also has less well defined markings on its underside. Voice: The fasciated wren is a duet or group singer. Its song is "a series of harsh churring notes interspersed with gurgling notes" . Its call is "a harsh 'churr'" .

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When to see the Fasciated Wren

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Fasciated Wren

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Fasciated Wren

The fasciated wren is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

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Easily confused with

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