Listen to the Gray-headed elaenia
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About the Gray-headed elaenia
The Gray-headed elaenia is a bird in the family Tyrannidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 10 g.
What does the Gray-headed elaenia sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as song, call and duet. 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 grey-headed elaenia or Atlantic grey elaenia (Myiopagis caniceps) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.
Related birds in the genus Myiopagis
More from the family Tyrannidae
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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
Empidonax virescens
Frequently asked questions
What does a Gray-headed elaenia sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the Gray-headed elaenia on this page, including its song, call and duet. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Gray-headed elaenia endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Gray-headed elaenia as “least concern”.
What family does the Gray-headed elaenia belong to?
The Gray-headed elaenia (Myiopagis caniceps) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call, song · Sucumbíos: 'La Selva Jungle Lodge', n bank Río Napo, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song, call · Orellana: 'Maxus' road km 37 (27 km SSE Pompeya), Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Duet · Pichincha: Río Guaycuyacu, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Esmeraldas: 23 road km NNW Alto Tambo, 2 km N main road… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Esmeraldas: 23 road km NNW Alto Tambo, 2 km N main road… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Orellana: 'Maxus' road km 37 (27 km SSE Pompeya), Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q905300 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Gray-headed elaenia – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Hector Bottai – CC BY-SA 4.0