Listen to the Cinnamon-chested bee-eater
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About the Cinnamon-chested bee-eater
The Cinnamon-chested bee-eater is a bird in the family Meropidae (order Coraciiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 26 g.
What does the Cinnamon-chested bee-eater 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 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 cinnamon-chested bee-eater (Merops oreobates) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is mainly native to the Albertine Rift montane forests and the East African montane forests of East Africa, in the regions surrounding Lake Victoria.
Related birds in the genus Merops
Frequently asked questions
What does a Cinnamon-chested bee-eater sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Cinnamon-chested bee-eater on this page, including its call. 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 Cinnamon-chested bee-eater endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Cinnamon-chested bee-eater as “least concern”.
What family does the Cinnamon-chested bee-eater belong to?
The Cinnamon-chested bee-eater (Merops oreobates) belongs to the family Meropidae in the order Coraciiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya by Anne Ndung'u – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q572042 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Cinnamon-chested bee-eater – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Tom Tarrant – CC BY-SA 3.0