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Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus) call
A cascade of clear, sweet notes that slides down the scale and echoes off cliffs.
Listen to the Canyon Wren call
A field recording of the Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus) by Tyler Ekholm, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Canyon Wren in scrub, montane and desert habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Canyon Wren
These birds belong to the wren family, like the Canyon Wren, so their calls can sound alike.
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Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
Buzzy introductory notes then a clear trill; a dry scolding rasp.
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Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
A mechanical rattling trill, like a sewing machine, deep in the reeds.
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Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
A harsh, low chuh-chuh-chuh-chuh, like a car that will not start.
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Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
A tiny bird with an explosive, rattling song of shrill notes and trills, astonishingly loud for its size.
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Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus
A tiny bird with a huge voice: a long, tumbling cascade of high, tinkling trills from the mossy forest floor.
Questions
Questions about the Canyon Wren
What does the Canyon Wren sound like?
A cascade of clear, sweet notes that slides down the scale and echoes off cliffs. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Canyon Wren?
Bewick's Wren, Marsh Wren, Cactus Wren, Eurasian Wren and Pacific Wren sound similar.
Where can I hear the Canyon Wren?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of California course.
How can I learn the Canyon Wren call?
In SongLark's Birds of California course, it comes in Level 9: Southern California. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Canyon Wren in its Birds of California course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of California, the Canyon Wren comes in Level 9: Southern California. That Level is about palm-lined streets, sage scrub and rocky canyons.
Learn it with these birds in Level 9 of Birds of California
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Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Endless strings of borrowed phrases, each repeated three or more times, often all night.
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Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
A sharp, rising wheet and a hurried, chattering warble from palm trees.
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Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
A loud, burry chi-bew or ka-beer from treetops and wires.
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California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum
A loud, rambling song of rich phrases, each repeated once or twice, from the top of a bush.
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California Gnatcatcher Polioptila californica
A kitten-like, rising and falling zeeer mew from coastal sage scrub.
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Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
A bright, scratchy run of paired notes that speeds up, from a brushy hillside.
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Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
A rolling ka-brick and a soft, burry prrt from oak and scrub.
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Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
A dry, jumbled, chattering song and a nasal dear-dear-dear from rocky, grassy slopes.
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