Listen to the Mountain velvetbreast
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About the Mountain velvetbreast
The Mountain velvetbreast is a bird in the family Trochilidae (order Apodiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Mountain velvetbreast 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 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 mountain velvetbreast (Lafresnaya lafresnayi) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Mountain velvetbreast sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Mountain velvetbreast on this page, including its call. 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 Mountain velvetbreast endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Mountain velvetbreast as “least concern”.
What family does the Mountain velvetbreast belong to?
The Mountain velvetbreast (Lafresnaya lafresnayi) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Zamora-Chinchipe: camp on Ventanilla-Christopher Parson… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q946856 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Mountain velvetbreast – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Charles J. Sharp – CC BY-SA 4.0