Listen to the Ocellated antbird
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About the Ocellated antbird
The Ocellated antbird is a bird in the family Thamnophilidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 51 g.
What does the Ocellated antbird 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 alarm. 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 ocellated antbird (Phaenostictus mcleannani) is a species of antbird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
More from the family Thamnophilidae
Barred antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
White-cheeked antbird
Gymnopithys leucaspis
Dusky antbird
Cercomacra tyrannina
Spotted antbird
Hylophylax naevioides
Long-winged antwren
Myrmotherula longipennis
Black-throated antbird
Myrmeciza atrothorax
Black-faced antbird
Myrmoborus myotherinus
Rufous-margined antwren
Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus
Banded antbird
Dichrozona cincta
Dot-backed antbird
Hylophylax punctulatus
Acre antshrike
Thamnophilus divisorius
White-browed antbird
Myrmoborus leucophrys
Frequently asked questions
What does an Ocellated antbird sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Ocellated antbird on this page, including its alarm. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Ocellated antbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Ocellated antbird as “least concern”.
What family does the Ocellated antbird belong to?
The Ocellated antbird (Phaenostictus mcleannani) belongs to the family Thamnophilidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Alarm · Esmeraldas: right bank Rio Santiago, above Estero Pote 7… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1082851 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Ocellated antbird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Mdf – CC BY-SA 3.0