Listen to the northern tufted flycatcher
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About the northern tufted flycatcher
The northern tufted flycatcher is a bird in the family Tyrannidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the northern tufted flycatcher 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 tufted flycatcher or simply tufted flycatcher (Mitrephanes phaeocercus) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found from Mexico to Ecuador.
More from the family Tyrannidae
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Pitangus sulphuratus
Eastern kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Cliff flycatcher
Hirundinea ferruginea
Yellow-crowned tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
Olive-sided flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Yellow tyrannulet
Capsiempis flaveola
Masked water tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
Black phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Acadian flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Gray kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Great crested flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Frequently asked questions
What does a northern tufted flycatcher sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the northern tufted flycatcher 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 tufted flycatcher endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the northern tufted flycatcher as “least concern”.
What family does the northern tufted flycatcher belong to?
The northern tufted flycatcher (Mitrephanes phaeocercus) belongs to the family Tyrannidae 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
- Wikidata Q1268784 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Northern tufted flycatcher – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Steve Ryan – CC BY-SA 2.0