Listen to the Black-billed peppershrike
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About the Black-billed peppershrike
The Black-billed peppershrike is a bird in the family Vireonidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 31 g.
What does the Black-billed peppershrike sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
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 black-billed peppershrike (Cyclarhis nigrirostris) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae. It is found in the Andes of Colombia and northern Ecuador. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Related birds in the genus Cyclarhis
More from the family Vireonidae
Red-eyed vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Blue-headed vireo
Vireo solitarius
Bell's vireo
Vireo bellii
White-eyed vireo
Vireo griseus
Warbling vireo
Vireo gilvus
Brown-capped vireo
Vireo leucophrys
Ochre-crowned greenlet
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Plumbeous vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Cassin's vireo
Vireo cassinii
Gray vireo
Vireo vicinior
Lemon-chested greenlet
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Black-billed peppershrike sound like?
You can hear 5 recordings of the Black-billed peppershrike on this page, including its song. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Black-billed peppershrike endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-billed peppershrike as “least concern”.
What family does the Black-billed peppershrike belong to?
The Black-billed peppershrike (Cyclarhis nigrirostris) belongs to the family Vireonidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Napo: Río Maspa Chico, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Napo: 'Cabañas San Isidro', 1-2 km SW Cosanga, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Sucumbíos: Quebrada Las Ollas, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Napo: 'Cabañas San Isidro', 1-2 km SW Cosanga, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Napo: 'Cabañas San Isidro', 1-2 km SW Cosanga, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1588839 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Black-billed peppershrike – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by J G Keulemans – Public domain