Listen to the Highland elaenia
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About the Highland elaenia
The Highland elaenia is a bird in the family Tyrannidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 24 g.
What does the Highland elaenia 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 highland elaenia (Elaenia obscura) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Olive-sided flycatcher
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Yellow tyrannulet
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Masked water tyrant
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Acadian flycatcher
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Gray kingbird
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Great crested flycatcher
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Highland elaenia sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Highland elaenia 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 Highland elaenia endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Highland elaenia as “least concern”.
What family does the Highland elaenia belong to?
The Highland elaenia (Elaenia obscura) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Loja: 2 km E Cariamanga, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q785217 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Highland elaenia – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom – CC BY 2.0