Listen to the Blue-naped chlorophonia
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About the Blue-naped chlorophonia
The Blue-naped chlorophonia is a bird in the family Fringillidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 13 g.
What does the Blue-naped chlorophonia 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 blue-naped chlorophonia (Chlorophonia cyanea) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, Suriname, and Uruguay.
Related birds in the genus Chlorophonia
More from the family Fringillidae
European goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Eurasian chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Common linnet
Linaria cannabina
Eurasian siskin
Spinus spinus
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
European greenfinch
Chloris chloris
Red crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
Common rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus
Common redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Frequently asked questions
What does a Blue-naped chlorophonia sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Blue-naped chlorophonia 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 Blue-naped chlorophonia endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Blue-naped chlorophonia as “least concern”.
What family does the Blue-naped chlorophonia belong to?
The Blue-naped chlorophonia (Chlorophonia cyanea) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Napo: km 11.6 Narupa-Loreto road, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Zamora-Chinchipe: near Panguri, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Napo: km 11.6 Narupa-Loreto road, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1552323 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Blue-naped chlorophonia – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil – CC BY-SA 2.0