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title: "Banded Wren"
description: "Thryophilus pleurostictus — Aves. The banded wren (Thryophilus pleurostictus) is a small songbird of the wren family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/banded-wren
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Banded Wren

> Thryophilus pleurostictus — Aves. The banded wren (Thryophilus pleurostictus) is a small songbird of the wren family.

- Scientific name: *Thryophilus pleurostictus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 900
- Wikidata: [Q4763567](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4763567)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144869](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144869)

## Names

- en: Banded Wren
- de: Akazienzaunkönig
- es: Saltapared Barrado
- fr: Troglodyte barré
- nl: Acaciawinterkoning
- pl: Pręgostrzyżyk czarnoplamy

## Countries with the most observations

MX (470), CR (145), NI (62), SV (43), HN (16)

## Summary

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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_wren

## Photo

![Banded Wren](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/banded-wren/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua Smith · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/253602015

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/banded-wren?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).