Listen to the Muisca antpitta
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About the Muisca antpitta
The Muisca antpitta is a bird in the family Formicariidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 36 g.
What does the Muisca antpitta sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as alarm call and alternate 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 Muisca antpitta (Grallaria rufula sensu stricto) is a bird in the family Grallariidae. The species was first described by Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1843. It was formerly called the rufous antpitta, which in 2020 was found to be a species complex composed of as many as 15 species, some of which were newly described. It is found in the Andes of northern Colombia and western Venezuela.
Related birds in the genus Grallaria
More from the family Formicariidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Muisca antpitta sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the Muisca antpitta on this page, including its alarm call and alternate song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Muisca antpitta endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Muisca antpitta as “least concern”.
What family does the Muisca antpitta belong to?
The Muisca antpitta (Grallaria rufula) belongs to the family Formicariidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Audio recording of the Rufous Antpitta (Grallaria rufula) -pone.0077902.s002 by Harris J, Haskell D – CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
- Alarm call · Tungurahua: 1 km SE Lag. del Tambo, Cordillera de los… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Alarm call · Carchi: Cerro Mongus, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Alarm call · Pichincha: Yanacocha, Volcán Pichincha, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Alarm call · Azuay: Río Mazan, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Alternate song · Tungurahua: nw-slope of Volcán Tungurahua, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q945394 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Muisca antpitta – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Nigel Voaden from UK – CC BY-SA 2.0