Listen to the Canada warbler
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About the Canada warbler
The Canada warbler is a bird in the family Parulidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 2 g.
What does the Canada warbler 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 song and 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 Canada warbler (Cardellina canadensis) is a small boreal songbird of the New World warbler family (Parulidae). It summers in Canada and northeastern United States and winters in northern South America.
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
Hooded warbler
Setophaga citrina
Orange-crowned warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Frequently asked questions
What does a Canada warbler sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the Canada warbler on this page, including its song and 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 Canada warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Canada warbler as “least concern”.
What family does the Canada warbler belong to?
The Canada warbler (Cardellina canadensis) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song, call · Zamora-Chinchipe: 1-2 km W Shaimi, Nangaritza Valley… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: Río Bombuscaro, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Napo: Napo Galeras, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call, song · Minnesota Valley NWR, Old Cedar Ave Bridge, Hennepin… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Napo: Cord. de los Guacamayos (1700-1800 m), Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Napo: km 11.6 Narupa-Loreto road, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q27076004 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Canada warbler – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by William H. Majoros – CC BY-SA 3.0