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Trilling or Chattering Gnatwren

Ramphocaenus [melanurus or sticturus] (= Ramphocaenus melanurus) Vieillot, LJP 1819

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus melanurus Mateus Gonçalves Santos 2025-10-28 Itaju do Colônia, Bahia, Itaju do Colônia (Brazil) (220 m) song - [also] [sono] 1058394
xeno-canto.org
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus duidae Paul Coopmans 1988-11-00 Sucumbíos: Limoncocha, Sucumbíos (Ecuador) (255 m) song -

playback-used:no

 264796
xeno-canto.org
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus David Edwards ??-11-2006 Caura Forest, Venezuela (Venezuela) (300? m) song (A) -   27902
xeno-canto.org
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus David Edwards ??-11-2006 San Isidro, Merida, Venezuela (Venezuela) (1600 m) song (A) -   27901
xeno-canto.org
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus melanurus Jeremy Minns 10-08-2003 Carmo road, Parque Estadual Intervales, SP, São Paulo (Brazil) (800 m) Song (A) - Montane forest. High up in bamboo. 82388
xeno-canto.org
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus melanurus Fabrice Schmitt 0000-00-00 Intervales, São Paulo (Brazil) (? m) call and song (A) - without playback 102737
xeno-canto.org
Chattering Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus sticturus Fabrice Schmitt 2025-12-11 , Cusco (Peru)   -   660195273
macaulaylibrary.org
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus amazonum GABRIEL LEITE 2019-06-18 Novo Progresso, State of Pará, Pará (Brazil) (260 m) song -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 483153
xeno-canto.org
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus amazonum Scott Olmstead 2006-06-10 Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso (Brazil) (260 m) song -

Subspecies assumed based on location.

bird-seen:yes

 580959
xeno-canto.org
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus Jeremy Minns 2002-01-28 Serra dos Carajás. Road to Salobo, Pará (Brazil) (650 m) song -

terra firme forest

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 323746
xeno-canto.org
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus Fabrice Schmitt 2017-08-29 El 18, Valle del Caucae, Valle del Cauca (Colombia) (2000 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 428674
xeno-canto.org
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus amazonum Jeremy Minns 2003-11-26 Cristalino Jungle Lodge, MT, Mato Grosso (Brazil) (260 m) song -

terra firme forest - natural and after playback

bird-seen:no

playback-used:yes

 340406
xeno-canto.org
Chattering Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus sticturus Fabrice Schmitt 2025-12-11 , Cusco (Peru)   -   660195276
macaulaylibrary.org
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus duidae John V. Moore 1995-05-00 Sucumbíos: 'Sacha Lodge', n bank Río Napo, Sucumbíos (Ecuador) (220 m) song -

Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD Edited

playback-used:no

 259418
xeno-canto.org
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus melanurus Mateus Gonçalves Santos 2025-10-28 Itaju do Colônia, Bahia, Itaju do Colônia (Brazil) (220 m) song - [also] [sono] 1058390
xeno-canto.org
Chattering Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus sticturus sticturus GABRIEL LEITE 2018-07-04 Pousada Jardim da Amazônia, Mato Grosso (Brazil) (300 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

 424936
xeno-canto.org
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus Peter Boesman 2014-03-12 Mozeskreek area, W Suriname, Sipaliwini (Suriname) song - [also] [sono] 272197
xeno-canto.org
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus amazonum David Geale 02-05-2009 Madre Selva, Loreto, Loreto (Peru) (100 m) Song (A) - 2 birds 34387
xeno-canto.org
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus melanurus Jeremy Minns 1999-05-07 Chapada Diamantina. APA de Marimbus-Iraquara, Bahia (Brazil) (320 m) song -

humid forest

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 303847
xeno-canto.org
Chattering Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus sticturus obscurus Daniel Lane 2011-11-19 Portillo, S of Iberia, Madre de Dios, Madre de Dios (Peru) (300 m) song, call (A) - Response to playback from a bird that stayed below 3m of ground in dense Guadua-dominated understory with open overstory. Came in within 5m of me in response to playback.. 91680
xeno-canto.org
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus Caio Brito 2017-06-11 RPPN Frei Caneca, Jaqueira-PE, Pernambuco, Pernambuco (Brazil) (550 m) canto -

habitat:Mata Atlântica - altitude; recorder:Sony PCM-M10; microphone:Sennheiser ME-066; volume setting:6.; weather:Nublado;

 427892
xeno-canto.org
Chattering Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus sticturus Dante Buzzetti 2008-08-06 Parque Estadual Chandless,Santa Rosa do Purus,Acre, Acre (Brazil) (220 m) song -

DCB 628-4, natural and after play-back; note play-back response at 2:28 similar to R. melanurus song, except for the introductory notes at the beginnining of the phrase.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

 568186
xeno-canto.org
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus Fabrice Schmitt 2017-08-29 El 18, Valle del Caucae, Valle del Cauca (Colombia) (2000 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

 428677
xeno-canto.org
Trilling Gnatwren - Ramphocaenus melanurus melanurus Jeremy Minns 2004-03-24 RPPN Frei Caneca, Jaqueira, Pernambuco, Pernambuco (Brazil) (400 m) song -

montane forest

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 341873
xeno-canto.org
Note: a maximum of 20 records are shown. For more recordings of this species, as well as maps, sonograms, and advanced searches, please visit xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

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