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Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus) call
A tiny bird with a huge voice: a long, tumbling cascade of high, tinkling trills from the mossy forest floor.
Listen to the Pacific Wren call
A field recording of the Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus) by Tuoichen, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Pacific Wren in forest and conifer habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Pacific Wren
These birds belong to the wren family, like the Pacific 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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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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Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
A cascade of clear, sweet notes that slides down the scale and echoes off cliffs.
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Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
A harsh, low chuh-chuh-chuh-chuh, like a car that will not start.
Questions
Questions about the Pacific Wren
What does the Pacific Wren sound like?
A tiny bird with a huge voice: a long, tumbling cascade of high, tinkling trills from the mossy forest floor. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Pacific Wren?
Bewick's Wren, Marsh Wren, Eurasian Wren, Canyon Wren and Cactus Wren sound similar.
Where can I hear the Pacific Wren?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of the Pacific Northwest course.
How can I learn the Pacific Wren call?
In SongLark's Birds of the Pacific Northwest course, it comes in Level 3: Douglas-fir Forest. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Pacific Wren in its Birds of the Pacific Northwest course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of the Pacific Northwest, the Pacific Wren comes in Level 3: Douglas-fir Forest. That Level is about moss, ferns and tall conifers from the Cascades to the coast.
Learn it with these birds in Level 3 of Birds of the Pacific Northwest
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Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
One long, eerie, buzzy whistle on a single pitch, then a pause and another on a different note.
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
A fast, hoarse tsick-a-zee-zee, buzzier and higher than other chickadees.
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Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
Very high, thin see-see-see notes, often in threes, from flocks moving through the conifers.
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
A dry scolding je-dit; astonishingly loud tumbling song for the size of the bird.
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Brown Creeper Certhia americana
A very high, thin seee, and a short, sweet song of high notes: trees, trees, beautiful trees.
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Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
A loud, wild, ringing wuk-wuk-wuk-wuk that rises and falls, and slow, deep drumming.
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Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
A deep, owl-like, two-part whoo-hoo, slow and soft, from the forest canopy.
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Common Raven Corvus corax
A deep, hoarse, croaking gronk, much lower than a crow, plus knocks and bell-like notes.
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