Listen to the Rufous-tailed jacamar
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About the Rufous-tailed jacamar
The Rufous-tailed jacamar is a bird in the family Galbulidae (order Piciformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Rufous-tailed jacamar 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 alarm call and 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-tailed jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) is a bird in the family Galbulidae that breeds in the tropical New World in southern Mexico, Central America and South America as far south as southern Brazil and Ecuador.
Related birds in the genus Galbula
More from the family Galbulidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Rufous-tailed jacamar sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Rufous-tailed jacamar on this page, including its alarm call and 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 Rufous-tailed jacamar endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Rufous-tailed jacamar as “least concern”.
What family does the Rufous-tailed jacamar belong to?
The Rufous-tailed jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) belongs to the family Galbulidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources & credits
- Alarm call · Pichincha: Río Guaycuyacu, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Pichincha: Río Guaycuyacu, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q765770 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Rufous-tailed jacamar – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Jairmoreirafotografia – CC BY-SA 4.0