Plain-tailed Wren

The Plain-tailed Wren is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

the burbling of plain-tailed wrens came through the bamboo thickets. Two researchers started their standard procedure of catching wrens, banding them, and letting them go. Soon, however, they were startled when a small cluster of wrens settled into a bush and began singing together. It turned out to be "one of the most complex singing performances yet described in a nonhuman animal," says Nigel Mann. a6940_1740.jpg CHORUS LINES. More

The Plain-tailed Wren (Pheugopedius euophrys) is a species of songbird in the Troglodytidae family. It is found in the Andes of southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Thryothorus euophrys. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. Stub icon This Troglodytidae-related article is a stub. More

chorus of a Plain-tailed Wren recorded in Colombia. © 2007 AguaSonic Acoustics /Malarus melodia/. A genuine AGUASONIC® image made from the sound of a Fairy Wren recorded in Australia. © 2007 AguaSonic Acoustics /Cyanomalarus/. A genuine AGUASONIC® image made from the sound of a Fairy Wren recorded in Australia. © 2007 AguaSonic Acoustics /Flußmelodie/. More

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This plain-tailed wren sings the most complex harmonies of any known bird (Image: University of St Andrews) Scientists have heard possibly the most complex vocalising by any creature aside from humans as they stood in an Ecuadorian bamboo forest listening to plain-tailed wrens. The sheer number of singers and their impressive synchronicity put the birds at the top of the world pops, according to researchers from the University of St Andrews, Scotland. More

Male and female plain-tailed wrens all have their own repertoires of various song phrasings, but prefer to sing in coordinated groups. "Sometimes one sex will sing a series of phrases without the other joining in," Slater said. "This was most striking in our group of seven, where there were only two males, and we often got B-D-B-D-B ... Apparently the poor guys couldn't keep up!" Slater and his colleagues believe the synchronized singing is probably a form of defense against members of their own species. More

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"The song of the Plain-Tailed Wren is complicated by the fact there are four birds singing, or five birds, or six birds, or seven birds and not just always two. But there's another level of complexity too. In the Plain-Tailed Wren there are four components. We might call them A, B, C, and D. And this cycle can go on thirty or forty times. The A and the C in the song are produced by the male. The B and the D are produced by the female. More