Listen to the Beryl-spangled tanager
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About the Beryl-spangled tanager
The Beryl-spangled tanager is a bird in the family Thraupidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 17 g.
What does the Beryl-spangled tanager 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. 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 beryl-spangled tanager (Tangara nigroviridis) is a small songbird of the northern Andes.
Related birds in the genus Tangara
More from the family Thraupidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Beryl-spangled tanager sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Beryl-spangled tanager on this page, including its song. 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 Beryl-spangled tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Beryl-spangled tanager as “least concern”.
What family does the Beryl-spangled tanager belong to?
The Beryl-spangled tanager (Tangara nigroviridis) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Pichincha: Tandayapa ridge 3 km SSW Tandayapa, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q918165 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Beryl-spangled tanager – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia – CC BY-SA 2.0