Listen to the Forest elaenia
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About the Forest elaenia
The Forest elaenia is a bird in the family Tyrannidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 12 g.
What does the Forest elaenia 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 and song/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 forest elaenia (Myiopagis gaimardii) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from Panama through Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas to Bolivia and Brazil. It also occurs on Trinidad.
Related birds in the genus Myiopagis
More from the family Tyrannidae
Great kiskadee
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Eastern kingbird
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Sayornis phoebe
Cliff flycatcher
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Yellow-crowned tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
Olive-sided flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Yellow tyrannulet
Capsiempis flaveola
Masked water tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
Black phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Acadian flycatcher
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Forest elaenia sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Forest elaenia on this page, including its song and song/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 Forest elaenia endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Forest elaenia as “least concern”.
What family does the Forest elaenia belong to?
The Forest elaenia (Myiopagis gaimardii) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Morona-Santiago: e-slope Cord. de Cutucú: Unnsuants, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song/call · Morona-Santiago: e-slope Cord. de Cutucú: Unnsuants, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q840136 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Forest elaenia – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Hector Bottai – CC BY-SA 4.0