Banded Wren (Thryophilus pleurostictus)
About the Banded Wren
The banded wren (Thryophilus pleurostictus) is a small songbird of the wren family. It is a resident breeding species from central Mexico to Costa Rica. It was formerly placed in the genus Thryothorus (Mann et al., 2006). This wren breeds in lowlands and foothills from sea level up to 800 m altitude in open or scrubby woodland, including forest clearings and second growth. It mainly occurs on the Pacific side of the central mountain ranges. Its flask-shaped nest has a long entrance tube angled downward and is lined with fine grasses. It is constructed 1–2.5 m high in a fork of a thorny tree or shrub, often close to a wasp nest. The female alone incubates the three or four unspotted white or pale greenish-blue eggs for about two weeks to hatching, and the young fledge in about the same length of time again.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 157 recordings for this species: 26 CC BY-NC-SA · 14 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Niceforo's WrenThryophilus niceforirecording
- Rufous-and-white WrenThryophilus rufalbusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.