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ForestDomed nestSmall · 30 g
What the Plain-tailed Wren sounds like
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Voice: The plain-tailed wren sings a rolling, repetitive song. Singing pairs of plain-tailed wrens coordinate such that the duets between males and females alternate syllables so quickly it sounds as if a single bird is singing. Research finds the brains of both birds process the entire duet, not just each bird's own contribution.
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When to see the Plain-tailed Wren
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Plain-tailed Wren
The map shades 2 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Colombia.
About the Plain-tailed Wren
The plain-tailed wren is a species of songbird in the family Troglodytidae. It has a mostly rufous body with a gray, black, and white striped head. It is found in the Andes of southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Plain-tailed wrens are so-called bamboo specialists and live almost exclusively in chusquea bamboo thickets. Like other wrens, its diet consists mainly of insects with some seeds and berries.
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Easily confused with
Speckle-breasted WrenPheugopedius sclateriThe nominate P. s. sclateri is 14.5 to 15.5 cm (5.7 to 6.1 in) long and weighs 20 g (0.71 oz).
Sooty-headed WrenPheugopedius spadixThe sooty-headed wren is 14.5 cm (5.7 in) long.
Black-throated WrenPheugopedius atrogularisThe black-throated wren is 15 cm (5.9 in) long; males weigh 24.3 to 27.3 g (0.86 to 0.96 oz) and females 22.5 g (0.79 oz).
Side by side: Coraya Wren vs Plain-tailed Wren · Black-throated Wren vs Plain-tailed Wren · Plain-tailed Wren vs Speckle-breasted Wren · Plain-tailed Wren vs Sooty-headed Wren
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