Listen to the Black-capped donacobius
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About the Black-capped donacobius
The Black-capped donacobius is a bird in the family Donacobiidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Black-capped donacobius sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as alarm call, call, song and excited 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 black-capped donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla) is a conspicuous, vocal South American bird and the only bird in the genus Donacobius and family Donacobiidae. It is distributed across the northern half of South America.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Black-capped donacobius sound like?
You can hear 4 recordings of the Black-capped donacobius on this page, including its alarm call, call and song. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Black-capped donacobius endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-capped donacobius as “least concern”.
What family does the Black-capped donacobius belong to?
The Black-capped donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla) belongs to the family Donacobiidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Alarm call · Pastaza: 2 km W Canelos, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Zamora-Chinchipe: 'Cabañas Yankuam' 2 km S Las Orchideas… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Orellana: Laguna Añangu ('Napo Wildlife Center'), s-bank… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Excited call · Pastaza: 2 km W Canelos, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1424769 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Black-capped donacobius – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Lip Kee Yap from Singapore, Republic of Singapore – CC BY-SA 2.0