Listen to the Black-capped pygmy tyrant
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About the Black-capped pygmy tyrant
The Black-capped pygmy 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-capped pygmy tyrant 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 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 pygmy tyrant (Myiornis atricapillus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama.
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Yellow-crowned tyrannulet
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Olive-sided flycatcher
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Yellow tyrannulet
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Masked water tyrant
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Black phoebe
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Acadian flycatcher
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Gray kingbird
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Great crested flycatcher
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Black-capped pygmy tyrant sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Black-capped pygmy tyrant on this page, including its call. 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 pygmy tyrant endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-capped pygmy tyrant as “least concern”.
What family does the Black-capped pygmy tyrant belong to?
The Black-capped pygmy tyrant (Myiornis atricapillus) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Esmeraldas: Canandé, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1266879 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Black-capped pygmy tyrant – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Myiornis_atricapillus_2.jpg : Shawnna from Harrogate, UK derivative work: Berichard ( talk ) – CC BY 2.0