Listen to the Buff-winged starfrontlet
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About the Buff-winged starfrontlet
The Buff-winged starfrontlet is a bird in the family Trochilidae (order Apodiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Buff-winged starfrontlet 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 chase 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 buff-winged starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Buff-winged starfrontlet sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Buff-winged starfrontlet on this page, including its chase 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 Buff-winged starfrontlet endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Buff-winged starfrontlet as “least concern”.
What family does the Buff-winged starfrontlet belong to?
The Buff-winged starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources & credits
- Chase call · Pichincha: Yanacocha, Volcán Pichincha, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q898544 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Buff-winged starfrontlet – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Charles J. Sharp – CC BY-SA 4.0