Listen to the Sapayoa
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About the Sapayoa
The Sapayoa is a bird in the family Sapayoidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Sapayoa 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 calls. 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 sapayoa or broad-billed sapayoa (Sapayoa aenigma) is a suboscine passerine bird found Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Sapayoa sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Sapayoa on this page, including its calls. 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 Sapayoa endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Sapayoa as “least concern”.
What family does the Sapayoa belong to?
The Sapayoa (Sapayoa aenigma) belongs to the family Sapayoidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Calls · Esmeraldas: right bank Rio Santiago, above Estero Pote 7… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1090032 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Sapayoa – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Jan Axel – CC BY 3.0