Listen to the Dull-coloured grassquit
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About the Dull-coloured grassquit
The Dull-coloured grassquit is a bird in the family Emberizidae (order Passeriformes). Adults weigh around 11 g.
What does the Dull-coloured grassquit 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 dull-colored grassquit (Asemospiza obscura) is a small bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.
Related birds in the genus Tiaris
More from the family Emberizidae
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella
Snow bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
Common reed bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
Corn bunting
Emberiza calandra
Ortolan bunting
Emberiza hortulana
Lapland longspur
Calcarius lapponicus
Rock bunting
Emberiza cia
Rustic bunting
Emberiza rustica
Cirl bunting
Emberiza cirlus
Grey-necked bunting
Emberiza buchanani
Red pileated finch
Coryphospingus cucullatus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Dull-coloured grassquit sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Dull-coloured grassquit 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.
What family does the Dull-coloured grassquit belong to?
The Dull-coloured grassquit (Tiaris obscurus) belongs to the family Emberizidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Chimborazo: above (S) Huigra, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Azuay: upper Yunguilla Valley, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Azuay: upper Yunguilla Valley, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1589815 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Dull-coloured grassquit – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Dominic Sherony – CC BY-SA 2.0