Listen to the melodious warbler
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About the melodious warbler
The melodious warbler is a bird in the family Acrocephalidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 13 g.
What does the melodious warbler 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 song, alarm call 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 melodious warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais. It breeds in southwest Europe and northwest Africa. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. This small passerine bird is a species found in open woodland with bushes. Three to five eggs are laid in a nest in a tree or a bush. This is a common bird in many parts of its wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Related birds in the genus Hippolais
More from the family Acrocephalidae
Great reed warbler
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Common reed warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Sedge warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Marsh warbler
Acrocephalus palustris
Blyth's reed warbler
Acrocephalus dumetorum
Moustached warbler
Acrocephalus melanopogon
Sykes's warbler
Iduna rama
Clamorous reed warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus
African reed warbler
Acrocephalus baeticatus
Frequently asked questions
What does a melodious warbler sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the melodious warbler on this page, including its song, alarm call 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 melodious warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the melodious warbler as “least concern”.
What family does the melodious warbler belong to?
The melodious warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) belongs to the family Acrocephalidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Hippolais polyglotta song 1 by This image is created by user Justin Jansen at Waarneming.nl , a source of nature observations in the Netherlands. – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Anché, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Alarm call · El Condado (near Almonte), Huelva, Andalucía, Spain by Joost van Bruggen – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Alarm call, call · Saulzet-le-Froid, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France by Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Trilbardou, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France by Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Ins, Switzerland by Pascal Christe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q752539 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Melodious warbler – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Alexis Lours – CC BY 4.0