Listen to the Red-billed scythebill
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About the Red-billed scythebill
The Red-billed scythebill is a bird in the family Furnariidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Red-billed scythebill 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 red-billed scythebill (Campylorhamphus trochilirostris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
More from the family Furnariidae
Rufous hornero
Furnarius rufus
Chestnut-winged hookbill
Ancistrops strigilatus
Pale-legged hornero
Furnarius leucopus
Brown-capped tit-spinetail
Leptasthenura fuliginiceps
Sharp-tailed streamcreeper
Lochmias nematura
Elegant woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus elegans
Slender-billed miner
Geositta tenuirostris
Ruddy foliage-gleaner
Clibanornis rubiginosus
Rufous-rumped foliage-gleaner
Philydor erythrocercum
Lesser hornero
Furnarius minor
Orange-fronted plushcrown
Metopothrix aurantiaca
Scaly-throated foliage-gleaner
Anabacerthia variegaticeps
Frequently asked questions
What does a Red-billed scythebill sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the Red-billed scythebill 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 Red-billed scythebill endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-billed scythebill as “least concern”.
What family does the Red-billed scythebill belong to?
The Red-billed scythebill (Campylorhamphus trochilirostris) belongs to the family Furnariidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Orellana: 'Maxus' road km 37 (27 km SSE Pompeya), Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Orellana: 'Maxus' road km 37 (27 km SSE Pompeya), Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Guayas: Cerro La Torre, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · El Oro: El Cubo, Arenillas Ecological Reserve, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: 3 km E Paquisha, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Los Ríos: 'Río Palenque Science Center', Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1078618 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Red-billed scythebill – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Hector Bottai – CC BY-SA 4.0