Listen to the Geoffroy's daggerbill
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About the Geoffroy's daggerbill
The Geoffroy's daggerbill is a bird in the family Trochilidae (order Apodiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Geoffroy's daggerbill 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
Geoffroy's daggerbill, Geoffroy's wedgebill, or eastern wedge-billed hummingbird (Schistes geoffroyi) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Geoffroy's daggerbill sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Geoffroy's daggerbill 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 Geoffroy's daggerbill endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Geoffroy's daggerbill as “least concern”.
What family does the Geoffroy's daggerbill belong to?
The Geoffroy's daggerbill (Schistes geoffroyi) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Napo: pass of Cord. de los Guacamayos, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q669331 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Geoffroy's daggerbill – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia – CC BY-SA 2.0