Listen to the Long-winged antwren
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About the Long-winged antwren
The Long-winged antwren is a bird in the family Thamnophilidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Long-winged antwren sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as calls and 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 long-winged antwren (Myrmotherula longipennis) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Related birds in the genus Myrmotherula
More from the family Thamnophilidae
Barred antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
White-cheeked antbird
Gymnopithys leucaspis
Dusky antbird
Cercomacra tyrannina
Ocellated antbird
Phaenostictus mcleannani
Spotted antbird
Hylophylax naevioides
Black-throated antbird
Myrmeciza atrothorax
Black-faced antbird
Myrmoborus myotherinus
Rufous-margined antwren
Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Long-winged antwren sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Long-winged antwren on this page, including its calls and call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Long-winged antwren endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Long-winged antwren as “least concern”.
What family does the Long-winged antwren belong to?
The Long-winged antwren (Myrmotherula longipennis) belongs to the family Thamnophilidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Calls · Orellana: 'Maxus' road km 37 (27 km SSE Pompeya), Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Pastaza: Churunalpi, 5 km N Canelos, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1269301 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Long-winged antwren – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Hector Bottai – CC BY-SA 4.0