Listen to the Lanceolated monklet
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About the Lanceolated monklet
The Lanceolated monklet is a bird in the family Bucconidae (order Piciformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Lanceolated monklet 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 song. 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 lanceolated monklet (Micromonacha lanceolata) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.
More from the family Bucconidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Lanceolated monklet sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Lanceolated monklet on this page, including its song. 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 Lanceolated monklet endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Lanceolated monklet as “least concern”.
What family does the Lanceolated monklet belong to?
The Lanceolated monklet (Micromonacha lanceolata) belongs to the family Bucconidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Pichincha: Río Guaycuyacu, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1259029 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Lanceolated monklet – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by joel rosenthal from miami, florida, usa – CC BY 2.0