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Wrentit

Overview
ID Info
Life History
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Sounds

Wrentit Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

Song
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California, June 06, 2005Recorded by Curtis Marantz | Macaulay Library
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California, June 06, 2005Recorded by Curtis Marantz | Macaulay Library
Calls
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California, May 05, 1988Recorded by Thomas G. Sander | Macaulay Library

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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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