Listen to the Blue-gray gnatcatcher
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About the Blue-gray gnatcatcher
The Blue-gray gnatcatcher is a bird in the family Polioptilidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Blue-gray gnatcatcher 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 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 blue-gray gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) is a very small gnatcatcher native to North America.
Related birds in the genus Polioptila
Frequently asked questions
What does a Blue-gray gnatcatcher sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Blue-gray gnatcatcher on this page, including its call. 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 Blue-gray gnatcatcher endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Blue-gray gnatcatcher as “least concern”.
What family does the Blue-gray gnatcatcher belong to?
The Blue-gray gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) belongs to the family Polioptilidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Dakota, MN by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q883006 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Blue-gray gnatcatcher – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region – Public domain