Listen to the Grey-and-white tyrannulet
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About the Grey-and-white tyrannulet
The Grey-and-white tyrannulet 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 Grey-and-white tyrannulet 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 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 grey-and-white tyrannulet (Pseudelaenia leucospodia) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
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
Great crested flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Grey-and-white tyrannulet sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Grey-and-white tyrannulet on this page, including its 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 Grey-and-white tyrannulet endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Grey-and-white tyrannulet as “least concern”.
What family does the Grey-and-white tyrannulet belong to?
The Grey-and-white tyrannulet (Pseudelaenia leucospodia) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Guayas: 3 km E Pacoa Beach, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q839642 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Grey-and-white tyrannulet – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Nick Athanas – CC BY-SA 2.0