Listen to the Rufous-crowned greenlet
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About the Rufous-crowned greenlet
The Rufous-crowned greenlet is a bird in the family Vireonidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 11 g.
What does the Rufous-crowned greenlet 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 rufous-crowned greenlet (Hylophilus poicilotis) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and possibly Bolivia.
Related birds in the genus Hylophilus
More from the family Vireonidae
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Blue-headed vireo
Vireo solitarius
Bell's vireo
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White-eyed vireo
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Warbling vireo
Vireo gilvus
Rufous-browed peppershrike
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Black-billed peppershrike
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Brown-capped vireo
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Ochre-crowned greenlet
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Plumbeous vireo
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Rufous-crowned greenlet sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Rufous-crowned greenlet 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 Rufous-crowned greenlet endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Rufous-crowned greenlet as “least concern”.
What family does the Rufous-crowned greenlet belong to?
The Rufous-crowned greenlet (Hylophilus poicilotis) belongs to the family Vireonidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · São Lourenço da Serra, São Lourenço da Serra, São… by maria belotti – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q2896734 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Rufous-crowned greenlet – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Carlos Henrique Luz Nunes de Almeida – CC BY 3.0