Listen to the American tree sparrow
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About the American tree sparrow
The American tree sparrow is a bird in the family Passerellidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the American tree sparrow sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as song and call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The American tree sparrow (Spizelloides arborea), also known as the winter sparrow, is a medium-sized New World sparrow. It breeds in Alaska and Northern Canada and winters in Southern Canada and the Contiguous United States. It is the only member of the genus Spizelloides.
More from the family Passerellidae
Dark-eyed junco
Junco hyemalis
White-crowned sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-throated sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Rufous-collared sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Savannah sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Fox sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Chipping sparrow
Spizella passerina
Eastern towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Lincoln's sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Tanager finch
Oreothraupis arremonops
Spotted towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Swamp sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Frequently asked questions
What does an American tree sparrow sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the American tree sparrow on this page, including its song and call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the American tree sparrow endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the American tree sparrow as “least concern”.
What family does the American tree sparrow belong to?
The American tree sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) belongs to the family Passerellidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Richardson Nature Center, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Landing Lake, Churchill, MB, Canada by Doug Hynes – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, Harrison, Iowa, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call, song · Richardson Nature Center, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Spizelloides arborea - American Tree Sparrow by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q27076037 – CC0
- Wikipedia: American tree sparrow – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Mdf (first upload in en wikipedia on 23:22, 3 November 2005 by Mdf) Edited (Noise Reduction, Contrast Correction) … – CC BY-SA 3.0