 Young birds have duller upperparts and dull white underparts, faintly mottled with dusky brown.The call of this species is a nasal "cherrrt" or a rattle and roll, "kert rrruk kert rrruk", and the melodious and complex song is a mix of clear whistles and musical trills.The banded wren forages actively in low vegetation or sometimes on the ground in pairs or family groups.