Listen to the Mourning warbler
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About the Mourning warbler
The Mourning warbler is a bird in the family Parulidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 12 g.
What does the Mourning 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. 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 mourning warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. Mourning warblers are neotropical migrants native to eastern and central North America and wintering in Central and South America. They tend to be found in dense second growth forests. They are very similar to the MacGillivray's warbler in appearance, especially in females and immature birds, but their breeding range does not overlap into the west.
The "mourning" in this bird's name refers to the male's hood, thought to resemble a mourning veil.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Mourning warbler sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Mourning warbler on this page, including its song. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Mourning warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Mourning warbler as “least concern”.
What family does the Mourning warbler belong to?
The Mourning warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Gooseberry Falls State Park, Lake, Minnesota by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q27075897 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Mourning warbler – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Cephas – CC BY-SA 4.0