Listen to the Prairie warbler
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About the Prairie warbler
The Prairie warbler is a bird in the family Parulidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 8 g.
What does the Prairie warbler 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 prairie warbler (Setophaga discolor) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.
Related birds in the genus Setophaga
Mangrove warbler
Setophaga petechia
Blackpoll warbler
Setophaga striata
Yellow-rumped warbler
Setophaga coronata
Magnolia warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Cape May warbler
Setophaga tigrina
Black-throated blue warbler
Setophaga caerulescens
Hooded warbler
Setophaga citrina
Black-throated green warbler
Setophaga virens
More from the family Parulidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Prairie warbler sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Prairie warbler 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 Prairie warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Prairie warbler as “least concern”.
What family does the Prairie warbler belong to?
The Prairie warbler (Setophaga discolor) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Hanscom Field, Concord, Massachusetts by Peter Wilton – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q27075937 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Prairie warbler – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Wolfgang Wander – CC BY-SA 4.0