Listen to the great sapphirewing
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About the great sapphirewing
The great sapphirewing is a bird in the family Trochilidae (order Apodiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 2 g.
What does the great sapphirewing 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 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 sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a great sapphirewing sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the great sapphirewing on this page, including its call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the great sapphirewing endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the great sapphirewing as “least concern”.
What family does the great sapphirewing belong to?
The great sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Pichincha: Yanacocha, Volcán Pichincha, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q649173 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Great sapphirewing – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Michael Woodruff from Spokane, Washington, USA – CC BY-SA 2.0