Listen to the Black-throated blue warbler
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About the Black-throated blue warbler
The Black-throated blue warbler is a bird in the family Parulidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 1 g.
What does the Black-throated blue warbler 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-throated blue warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) is a small passerine bird of the New World warbler family. Its breeding ranges are located in the interior of deciduous and mixed coniferous forests in eastern North America. Over the cooler months, it migrates to islands in the Caribbean and Central America. It is very rarely found in western Europe, where it is considered to be a non-indigenous species. The black-throated blue warbler is sexually dimorphic; the adult male has a black face and cheeks, deep blue upperparts and white underparts, while the adult female is olive-brown above and light yellow below.
Related birds in the genus Setophaga
More from the family Parulidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Black-throated blue warbler sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Black-throated blue warbler 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-throated blue warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-throated blue warbler as “least concern”.
What family does the Black-throated blue warbler belong to?
The Black-throated blue warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Clemson University/SCDNR--Cherry Farm, Pickens County… by Tom Austin – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q27075926 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Black-throated blue warbler – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by cuatrok77 – CC BY 2.0