Listen to the Blue-winged warbler
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About the Blue-winged warbler
The Blue-winged warbler is a bird in the family Parulidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Blue-winged warbler 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 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 blue-winged warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) is a fairly common migratory New World warbler, 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long and weighing 8.5 g (0.30 oz). It breeds in eastern North America in southern Ontario and the eastern United States and winters in southern Central America. Its breeding range is extending northwards, where it is replacing the very closely related golden-winged warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera).
More from the family Parulidae
Mangrove warbler
Setophaga petechia
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Prothonotary warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Common yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Blackpoll warbler
Setophaga striata
Black-and-white warbler
Mniotilta varia
Yellow-rumped warbler
Setophaga coronata
Magnolia warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Cape May warbler
Setophaga tigrina
Black-throated blue warbler
Setophaga caerulescens
Canada warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Hooded warbler
Setophaga citrina
Frequently asked questions
What does a Blue-winged warbler sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the Blue-winged warbler on this page, including its song. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Blue-winged warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Blue-winged warbler as “least concern”.
What family does the Blue-winged warbler belong to?
The Blue-winged warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Dakota, MN by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Dakota, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park, Fillmore County… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Afton State Park, Washington County, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Afton State Park, Washington County, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Vermivora cyanoptera - Blue-winged Warbler by Gunnar Kramer – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q25679108 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Blue-winged warbler – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Wwcsig – CC BY-SA 3.0