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Wrentit Sounds

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California, April 11, 1988Recorded by Thomas G. Sander | Macaulay Library
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California, August 31, 2013Recorded by Bruce Rideout | Macaulay Library
Female song
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California, April 14, 2020Recorded by Paul Marvin | Macaulay Library
Duet
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California, July 16, 2020Recorded by Paul Marvin | Macaulay Library
Calls
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California, August 06, 2017Recorded by Bruce Rideout | Macaulay Library
Calls
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California, May 05, 1988Recorded by Thomas G. Sander | Macaulay Library
Calls
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California, January 03, 2008Recorded by Nathan Pieplow

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Songs

Wrentits sing a distinctive song reminiscent of a ball bouncing that lasts for about 4 seconds. In males this starts out as 3 to 5 pits followed by an accelerating trill; the ball bounces away. Females also sing but they catch the ball and sing only 3 to 14 pits without the accelerating trill. Both sexes sing at all hours of the day, all year long, although they are more vocal within the first hour after sunrise and early in the breeding season.

Calls

Wrentits give a churring call which sounds similar to someone rolling their r's. Wrentits give louder more emphatic calls when scolding a predator or intruder.

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