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Bird call
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) call
A big voice for a small bird: a rolling teakettle-teakettle-teakettle, sung all year.
Listen to the Carolina Wren call
A field recording of the Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) by Kalvin Chan, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Carolina Wren in garden habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Carolina Wren
These birds belong to the wren family, like the Carolina Wren, so their calls can sound alike.
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Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
A mechanical rattling trill, like a sewing machine, deep in the reeds.
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Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
Buzzy introductory notes then a clear trill; a dry scolding rasp.
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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.
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Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
A cascade of clear, sweet notes that slides down the scale and echoes off cliffs.
Questions
Questions about the Carolina Wren
What does the Carolina Wren sound like?
A big voice for a small bird: a rolling teakettle-teakettle-teakettle, sung all year. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Carolina Wren?
Marsh Wren, Bewick's Wren, Eurasian Wren, Pacific Wren and Canyon Wren sound similar.
Where can I hear the Carolina Wren?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Eastern North America course.
How can I learn the Carolina Wren call?
In SongLark's Birds of Eastern North America course, it comes in Level 1: Backyard & Feeder. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Carolina Wren in its Birds of Eastern North America course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of Eastern North America, the Carolina Wren comes in Level 1: Backyard & Feeder. That Level is about the birds you hear every day.
Learn it with these birds in Level 1 of Birds of Eastern North America
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Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Loud, clear whistled phrases, cheer-cheer-cheer or birdie-birdie-birdie; a sharp metallic chip.
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American Robin Turdus migratorius
Rich caroling phrases, cheerily cheer-up cheerio; a scolding tut-tut-tut.
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Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
A harsh, scolding jay! jay! and a squeaky pumphandle call; often mimics Red-shouldered Hawk.
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Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
A buzzy chick-a-dee-dee-dee, and in late winter a clear, whistled fee-bee that falls in pitch.
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Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
A loud, whistled peter-peter-peter, repeated from treetops all year.
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Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
A mournful coo-OO-oo-oo-oo; wings whistle sharply on takeoff.
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House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
A long warbling tumble ending in a slurred, rising burr.
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American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
A cheerful po-ta-to-chip in bouncing flight, and a long, canary-like song of twitters.
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