Listen to the northern schiffornis
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About the northern schiffornis
The northern schiffornis is a bird in the family Tityridae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the northern schiffornis 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 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 northern schiffornis, or northern mourner, (Schiffornis veraepacis), is a species of Neotropical bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, and in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Related birds in the genus Schiffornis
More from the family Tityridae
Sharpbill
Oxyruncus cristatus
Black-tailed tityra
Tityra cayana
Cinereous mourner
Laniocera hypopyrra
Pink-throated becard
Pachyramphus minor
Dusky purpletuft
Iodopleura fusca
White-winged becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
One-colored becard
Pachyramphus homochrous
Yellow-cheeked becard
Pachyramphus xanthogenys
Frequently asked questions
What does a northern schiffornis sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the northern schiffornis on this page, including its song. 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 northern schiffornis endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the northern schiffornis as “least concern”.
What family does the northern schiffornis belong to?
The northern schiffornis (Schiffornis veraepacis) belongs to the family Tityridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Esmeraldas: right bank Rio Santiago, above Estero Pote 7… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · El Oro: Reserva Buenaventura 9 km WNW Piñas, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q10818950 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Northern schiffornis – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Andres Cuervo – CC BY-SA 2.0