Listen to the Large-headed flatbill
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About the Large-headed flatbill
The Large-headed flatbill is a bird in the family Tyrannidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Large-headed flatbill sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call and dawn 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 large-headed flatbill (Ramphotrigon megacephalum), also known as the bamboo flatbill, is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
More from the family Tyrannidae
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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 Large-headed flatbill sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Large-headed flatbill on this page, including its call and dawn song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Large-headed flatbill endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Large-headed flatbill as “least concern”.
What family does the Large-headed flatbill belong to?
The Large-headed flatbill (Ramphotrigon megacephalum) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Napo: Napo Galeras, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Dawn song · Napo: Napo Galeras, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1266981 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Large-headed flatbill – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Hector Bottai – CC BY-SA 3.0