Listen to the Olivaceous greenlet
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About the Olivaceous greenlet
The Olivaceous greenlet is a bird in the family Vireonidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Olivaceous greenlet 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 olivaceous greenlet (Hylophilus olivaceus) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
Related birds in the genus Hylophilus
More from the family Vireonidae
Red-eyed vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Blue-headed vireo
Vireo solitarius
Bell's vireo
Vireo bellii
White-eyed vireo
Vireo griseus
Warbling vireo
Vireo gilvus
Rufous-browed peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis
Black-billed peppershrike
Cyclarhis nigrirostris
Brown-capped vireo
Vireo leucophrys
Ochre-crowned greenlet
Tunchiornis ochraceiceps
Plumbeous vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Frequently asked questions
What does an Olivaceous greenlet sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Olivaceous greenlet 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 Olivaceous greenlet endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Olivaceous greenlet as “least concern”.
What family does the Olivaceous greenlet belong to?
The Olivaceous greenlet (Hylophilus olivaceus) belongs to the family Vireonidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Napo: km 44 Narupa-Coca road, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1590815 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Olivaceous greenlet – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Francesco Veronesi from Italy – CC BY-SA 2.0