Listen to the Dusky-blue flycatcher
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About the Dusky-blue flycatcher
The Dusky-blue flycatcher is a bird in the family Muscicapidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Dusky-blue flycatcher 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 alarm 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 dusky-blue flycatcher (Bradornis comitatus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It has a wide range of presence across the African tropical rainforest. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Dusky-blue flycatcher sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Dusky-blue flycatcher on this page, including its alarm 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 Dusky-blue flycatcher endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Dusky-blue flycatcher as “least concern”.
What family does the Dusky-blue flycatcher belong to?
The Dusky-blue flycatcher (Bradornis comitatus) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Alarm call · Cavalla Forest, Grand Gedeh by Ben Phalan – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q28860336 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Dusky-blue flycatcher – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Francesco Veronesi from Italy – CC BY-SA 2.0