Caracterización acústica de las llamadas de machos de Ratona Aperdizada (Cistothorus platensis) durante el periodo reproductivo en una población del Valle de Uspallata, Mendoza, Argentina

Luciana A. López; Paula S. Garrido Coria; Gustavo J. Fernández; Paulo E. Llambías

doi:10.56178/eh.v41i2.1545

Articles Published 08 October 2026 https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v41i2.1545

Acoustic characterization of male Grass Wren (Cistothorus platensis) calls during the breeding season in a population from the Uspallata Valley, Mendoza, Argentina

acoustic structure bioacoustics Troglodytidae vocalizations vocal communication

Luciana A. López Biología de Aves, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA), CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Gobierno de Mendoza. Provincia de Mendoza, Argentina. Avenida Ruiz Leal s/n, Parque General San Martín, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina

Paula S. Garrido Coria Biología de Aves, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA), CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Gobierno de Mendoza. Provincia de Mendoza, Argentina. Avenida Ruiz Leal s/n, Parque General San Martín, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina

Gustavo J. Fernández Grupo de Investigación en Ecofisiología de Fauna Silvestre, INIBIOMA-CONICET, Centro Regional Universitario San Martín de los Andes (CRUSMA), Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Provincia de Neuquén, Argentina. Pasaje de la Paz 235, 8370 San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina

Paulo E. Llambías Biología de Aves, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA), CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Gobierno de Mendoza. Provincia de Mendoza, Argentina. Avenida Ruiz Leal s/n, Parque General San Martín, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina

Abstract

Calls are short, structurally simple vocal signals compared to songs, and play a key role in intra- and interspecific communication. The acoustic structure of calls within the genus Cistothorus has not been studied in South American populations. Here we describe the acoustic structure of the calls of the Grass Wren (Cistothorus platensis). We recorded males during the breeding season in a population from the Uspallata Valley, Mendoza, Argentina, and classified their calls according to their spectral and temporal parameters. We identified two different call types within the population, termed ‘call A’ and ‘call B’. Call A had a longer duration, narrower bandwidth, and lower peak frequencies than call B. Calls with different structures suggest different behavioral contexts and/or functions. This study provides the first description of the species’ calls and establishes a baseline for future studies assessing their function and possible variation among populations.

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Luciana A. López, Paula S. Garrido Coria, Gustavo J. Fernández, Paulo E. Llambías (2026). Acoustic characterization of male Grass Wren (Cistothorus platensis) calls during the breeding season in a population from the Uspallata Valley, Mendoza, Argentina. El Hornero, Vol. 41 No. 2 (2026). https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v41i2.1545

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[3] Arrieta RS, Campagna L, Mahler B, Lovette I, Llambías PE (2022) Local male breeding density affects extra-pair paternity in a south temperate population of grass wrens Cistothorus platensis. Journal of Avian Biology 2022(4):e02887. https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02887

[4] Austin VI, Dalziell AH, Langmore NE, Welbergen JA (2021) Avian vocalisations: the female perspective. Biological Reviews 96(4):1484-1503. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12713

[5] Barker FK (2004) Monophyly and relationships of wrens (Aves: Troglodytidae): a congruence analysis of heterogeneous mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31(2):486-504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2003.08.005

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[7] Brewer D (2001) Wrens, dippers and thrashers. Christopher Helm Publishers, Londres

[8] Briskie JV, Martin PR, Martin TE (1999) Nest predation and the evolution of nestling begging calls. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences 266(1434):2153-2159. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1999.0902

[9] Catchpole CK, Slater PJB (2003) The Study of Birdsong. In: Bird song: Biological themes and variations. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Pp. 1-18

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[11] Corral MG, Carro ME, Fernández GJ (2012) Alarm calls of nesting Southern House Wrens (Troglodytes musculus). Ornitología Neotropical 23(2):251-260. [URL: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ornitologia_neotropical/vol23/iss2/11/]

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[13] Dos Santos EB, Llambías PE, Rendall D (2016) The structure and organization of song in Southern House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon chilensis). Journal of Ornithology 157(1):289-301. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-015-1277-3

[14] Dutour M, Léna JP, Lengagne T (2016) Mobbing behaviour varies according to predator dangerousness and occurrence. Animal Behaviour 119:119-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.06.024

[15] Dutour M, Cordonnier M, Léna JP, Lengagne T (2019) Seasonal variation in mobbing behaviour of passerine birds. Journal of Ornithology 160(2):509-514. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-019-01630-5

[16] Elie JE, Theunissen FE (2016) The vocal repertoire of the domesticated zebra finch: a data-driven approach to decipher the information-bearing acoustic features of communication signals. Animal Cognition 19(2):285-315. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-015-0933-6

[17] Farabaugh SM, Linzenbold A, Dooling RJ (1994) Vocal plasticity in budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus): Evidence for social factors in the learning of contact calls. Journal of Comparative Psychology 108(1):81-92. https://doi.org/10.1037/0735-7036.108.1.81

[18] Fasanella M, Fernández GJ (2009) Alarm calls of the Southern House Wren Troglodytes musculus: variation with nesting stage and predator model. Journal of Ornithology 150(4):853-863. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-009-0406-2

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[20] Fernández GJ, Corral MG, Carro ME (2012) Variation in the alarm calls of Southern House Wrens (Troglodytes musculus). Emu 112(1):71-75. https://doi.org/10.1071/MU11033

[21] Fernández GJ, Carro ME (2022) Alarm calls of southern house wrens, Troglodytes aedon bonariae, convey information about the level of risk. Ethology 128(4):293-302. https://doi.org/10.1111/eth.13255

[22] Garrido Coria PS, Rendall D, Panasiti Ros R, García NC, Llambías PE (2021) Structure and organization of songs of south-temperate Grass Wrens (Cistothorus platensis). Journal of Field Ornithology 92(4):365-376. https://doi.org/10.1111/jofo.12395

[23] Garrido Coria PS, Arrieta RS, Rendall D, Mahler B, Llambías PE (2025) Elements of male song performance and complexity are associated with reduced risk of paternity loss in a South American passerine. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 292(2049):20250241. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.0241

[24] Griesser M (2009) Mobbing calls signal predator category in a kin group-living bird species. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 276(1669):2887-2892. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2009.0551

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[26] Hartley RS, Suthers RA (1989) Airflow and pressure during canary song: direct evidence for mini-breaths. Journal of Comparative Physiology 165(1):15-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00613795

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[29] Irwin DE, Thimgan MP, Irwin JH (2008) Call divergence is correlated with geographic and genetic distance in greenish warblers (Phylloscopus trochiloides): A strong role for stochasticity in signal evolution? Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21(2):435-448. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01499.x

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