Listen to the Purple-chested hummingbird
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About the Purple-chested hummingbird
The Purple-chested hummingbird is a bird in the family Trochilidae (order Apodiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Purple-chested hummingbird 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 flight call, song/call, song and call. 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 purple-chested hummingbird (Polyerata rosenbergi) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. It is commonly hunted for the supposed medicinal properties of its beak by indigenous peoples in the area.
Related birds in the genus Amazilia
More from the family Trochilidae
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Sparkling violetear
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Black-chinned hummingbird
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Mexican violetear
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White-tipped sicklebill
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Green hermit
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White-necked jacobin
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Fiery topaz
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Purple-chested hummingbird sound like?
You can hear 4 recordings of the Purple-chested hummingbird on this page, including its flight call, song/call and 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 Purple-chested hummingbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Purple-chested hummingbird as “least concern”.
What family does the Purple-chested hummingbird belong to?
The Purple-chested hummingbird (Amazilia rosenbergi) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources & credits
- Flight call · Esmeraldas: Canandé, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song/call · Pichincha: Río Guaycuyacu, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Esmeraldas: Canandé, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Esmeraldas: Canandé, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1261529 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Purple-chested hummingbird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Don Henise – CC BY 2.0