Listen to the Collared warbling finch
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About the Collared warbling finch
The Collared warbling finch is a bird in the family Thraupidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Collared warbling finch 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. 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 collared warbling finch (Poospiza hispaniolensis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
More from the family Thraupidae
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Tangara chilensis
Blue-gray tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Saffron finch
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Silver-throated tanager
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Magpie tanager
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Plushcap
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Golden tanager
Tangara arthus
Green honeycreeper
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Emerald tanager
Tangara florida
Yellow-bellied dacnis
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Beryl-spangled tanager
Tangara nigroviridis
Bay-headed tanager
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Collared warbling finch sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Collared warbling finch on this page, including its song. 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 Collared warbling finch endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Collared warbling finch as “least concern”.
What family does the Collared warbling finch belong to?
The Collared warbling finch (Poospiza hispaniolensis) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Guayas: Colinas de Engunga, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Guayas: 3 km E Pacoa Beach, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Guayas: 3 km E Punta Blanca, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q2226753 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Collared warbling finch – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Nick Athanas – CC BY-SA 2.0