Listen to the great crested flycatcher
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About the great crested flycatcher
The great crested flycatcher is a bird in the family Tyrannidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the great crested flycatcher 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 geat crested flycatcher and 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 great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) is a large insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the genus Myiarchus in North America, and is found over most of the eastern and mid-western portions of the continent. It dwells mostly in the treetops and rarely is found on the ground.
More from the family Tyrannidae
Great kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Eastern kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Cliff flycatcher
Hirundinea ferruginea
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
Gray kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Lesser wagtail-tyrant
Stigmatura napensis
Frequently asked questions
What does a great crested flycatcher sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the great crested flycatcher on this page, including its geat crested flycatcher and call. 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 great crested flycatcher endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the great crested flycatcher as “least concern”.
What family does the great crested flycatcher belong to?
The great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Geat Crested Flycatcher by G. McGrane – Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) - Guelph, Ontario (01) by Ryan Hodnett – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Dakota, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher Singing by Ljcortesr – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) - Guelph, Ontario (02) by Ryan Hodnett – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) - Guelph, Ontario (03) by Ryan Hodnett – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1052057 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Great crested flycatcher – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Mykola Swarnyk – CC BY-SA 3.0