Listen to the river warbler
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About the river warbler
The river warbler is a bird in the family Locustellidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 19 g.
What does the river warbler 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 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 river warbler (Locustella fluviatilis) is an Old World warbler in the genus Locustella. It breeds in eastern and central Europe and is migratory, wintering in inland southern Africa, from around the Zambezi River south to the vicinity of Pretoria in South Africa.
Related birds in the genus Locustella
Frequently asked questions
What does a river warbler sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the river warbler on this page, including its 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 river warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the river warbler as “least concern”.
What family does the river warbler belong to?
The river warbler (Locustella fluviatilis) belongs to the family Locustellidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Locustella fluviatilis song by This image is created by user Justin Jansen at Waarneming.nl , a source of nature observations in the Netherlands. – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Norrköping, Norrköping Municipality, Östergötlands län… by Robert Petersen – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q747787 – CC0
- Wikipedia: River warbler – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Lasse Olsson – CC BY-SA 3.0