Listen to the Black-billed shrike-tyrant
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About the Black-billed shrike-tyrant
The Black-billed shrike-tyrant is a bird in the family Tyrannidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Black-billed shrike-tyrant 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 black-billed shrike-tyrant (Agriornis montanus) is a bird species in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, and possibly has occurred as a vagrant to the Falkland Islands.
Related birds in the genus Agriornis
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Black-billed shrike-tyrant sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Black-billed shrike-tyrant 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 Black-billed shrike-tyrant endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-billed shrike-tyrant as “least concern”.
What family does the Black-billed shrike-tyrant belong to?
The Black-billed shrike-tyrant (Agriornis montanus) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Tungurahua: 1 km SE Lag. del Tambo, Cordillera de los… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1270985 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Black-billed shrike-tyrant – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom – CC BY 2.0