Listen to the Olive-faced flatbill
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About the Olive-faced flatbill
The Olive-faced flatbill is a bird in the family Tyrannidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Olive-faced flatbill 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 olive-faced flatbill or olive-faced flycatcher (Tolmomyias viridiceps) is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Frequently asked questions
What does an Olive-faced flatbill sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Olive-faced flatbill 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 Olive-faced flatbill endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Olive-faced flatbill as “least concern”.
What family does the Olive-faced flatbill belong to?
The Olive-faced flatbill (Tolmomyias viridiceps) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Pastaza: chacra 7 km N Canelos, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q12268031 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Olive-faced flatbill – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Thibaud Aronson – CC BY-SA 4.0