Listen to the Jet manakin
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About the Jet manakin
The Jet manakin is a bird in the family Pipridae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 16 g.
What does the Jet manakin 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 jet manakin (Chloropipo unicolor) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.
More from the family Pipridae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Jet manakin sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Jet manakin 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 Jet manakin endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Jet manakin as “least concern”.
What family does the Jet manakin belong to?
The Jet manakin (Chloropipo unicolor) belongs to the family Pipridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Morona-Santiago: w-slope Cord. de Cutucú, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q27075183 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Jet manakin – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Thibaud Aronson – CC BY-SA 4.0