Listen to the El Oro tapaculo
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About the El Oro tapaculo
The El Oro tapaculo is a bird in the family Rhinocryptidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “endangered”.
What does the El Oro tapaculo 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 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 Ecuadorian tapaculo or El Oro tapaculo (Scytalopus robbinsi) is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Scytalopus, a genus of tapaculos. It is restricted to a small area in south-western Ecuador and was not described until 1997.
It is a small tapaculo, 11 centimetres long. The bill is black and fairly heavy. The plumage is grey with a brown nape and rump and brown barring on the flanks. The tail is blackish. The female's underparts are browner than those of the male. The song is a series of double-notes repeated for about a minute.
Related birds in the genus Scytalopus
More from the family Rhinocryptidae
Frequently asked questions
What does an El Oro tapaculo sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the El Oro tapaculo on this page, including its song. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the El Oro tapaculo endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the El Oro tapaculo as “endangered”.
What family does the El Oro tapaculo belong to?
The El Oro tapaculo (Scytalopus robbinsi) belongs to the family Rhinocryptidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Cañar: near Tomebamba, Huigra-El Triunfo road, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1271514 – CC0
- Wikipedia: El Oro tapaculo – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Cephas – CC BY-SA 4.0