Listen to the Plain-colored seedeater
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About the Plain-colored seedeater
The Plain-colored seedeater is a bird in the family Emberizidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Plain-colored seedeater sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as scold and 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 plain-colored seedeater (Catamenia inornata) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
More from the family Emberizidae
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella
Snow bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
Common reed bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
Corn bunting
Emberiza calandra
Ortolan bunting
Emberiza hortulana
Lapland longspur
Calcarius lapponicus
Rock bunting
Emberiza cia
Rustic bunting
Emberiza rustica
Cirl bunting
Emberiza cirlus
Grey-necked bunting
Emberiza buchanani
Red pileated finch
Coryphospingus cucullatus
Cape bunting
Emberiza capensis
Frequently asked questions
What does a Plain-colored seedeater sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Plain-colored seedeater on this page, including its scold and song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Plain-colored seedeater endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Plain-colored seedeater as “least concern”.
What family does the Plain-colored seedeater belong to?
The Plain-colored seedeater (Catamenia inornata) belongs to the family Emberizidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Scold · Tungurahua: 1 km SE Lag. del Tambo, Cordillera de los… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Pichincha: Pasochoa, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1587803 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Plain-colored seedeater – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia – CC BY-SA 2.0