Listen to the Brown-capped tyrannulet
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About the Brown-capped tyrannulet
The Brown-capped tyrannulet is a bird in the family Tyrannidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 8 g.
What does the Brown-capped tyrannulet 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 and calls. 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 brown-capped tyrannulet (Ornithion brunneicapillus) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela and reported for the first time in Nicaragua in 2011.
Related birds in the genus Ornithion
More from the family Tyrannidae
Great kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Eastern kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Cliff flycatcher
Hirundinea ferruginea
Yellow-crowned tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
Olive-sided flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Yellow tyrannulet
Capsiempis flaveola
Masked water tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
Black phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Acadian flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Gray kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Frequently asked questions
What does a Brown-capped tyrannulet sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Brown-capped tyrannulet on this page, including its song and calls. 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 Brown-capped tyrannulet endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Brown-capped tyrannulet as “least concern”.
What family does the Brown-capped tyrannulet belong to?
The Brown-capped tyrannulet (Ornithion brunneicapillus) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Los Ríos: 'Río Palenque Science Center', Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Esmeraldas: 23 road km NNW Alto Tambo, 2 km N main road… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Calls, song · Esmeraldas: 18.5 road km NNW Alto Tambo, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q839634 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Brown-capped tyrannulet – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom – CC BY 2.0