Listen to the Choco tyrannulet
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About the Choco tyrannulet
The Choco tyrannulet is a bird in the family Tyrannidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Choco tyrannulet 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 Choco tyrannulet (Zimmerius albigularis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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Yellow-crowned tyrannulet
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Olive-sided flycatcher
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Yellow tyrannulet
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Masked water tyrant
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Black phoebe
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Acadian flycatcher
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Gray kingbird
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Choco tyrannulet sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Choco tyrannulet 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 Choco tyrannulet endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Choco tyrannulet as “least concern”.
What family does the Choco tyrannulet belong to?
The Choco tyrannulet (Zimmerius albigularis) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Pichincha: ridge between Río Mindo and Río Nambillo, 3 km… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1277295 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Choco tyrannulet – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Telegro – CC BY-SA 4.0