Listen to the Long-wattled umbrellabird
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About the Long-wattled umbrellabird
The Long-wattled umbrellabird is a bird in the family Cotingidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “vulnerable”.
What does the Long-wattled umbrellabird 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 long-wattled umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger) is an umbrellabird in the Cotingidae family. Its Spanish names include pájaro bolsón, pájaro toro, dungali, and vaca del monte. The long-wattled umbrellabird is considered rare and it resides in humid to wet premontane and cloud forest. They are often found on the Pacific slopes of southwest Colombia and western Ecuador, but occasionally are found at lower altitudes.
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Red-crested cotinga
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Capuchinbird
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Scaled fruiteater
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Rufous piha
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Black-necked red cotinga
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Purple-throated cotinga
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Orange-breasted fruiteater
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Dusky piha
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Long-wattled umbrellabird sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Long-wattled umbrellabird 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 Long-wattled umbrellabird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Long-wattled umbrellabird as “vulnerable”.
What family does the Long-wattled umbrellabird belong to?
The Long-wattled umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger) belongs to the family Cotingidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · El Oro: Reserva Buenaventura 9 km WNW Piñas, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q908238 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Long-wattled umbrellabird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Francesco Veronesi from Italy – CC BY-SA 2.0