Listen to the Snowy-browed flycatcher
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About the Snowy-browed flycatcher
The Snowy-browed flycatcher is a bird in the family Muscicapidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 8 g.
What does the Snowy-browed flycatcher 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 begging call. 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 snowy-browed flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Related birds in the genus Ficedula
More from the family Muscicapidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Snowy-browed flycatcher sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Snowy-browed flycatcher on this page, including its begging call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Snowy-browed flycatcher endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Snowy-browed flycatcher as “least concern”.
What family does the Snowy-browed flycatcher belong to?
The Snowy-browed flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Begging call · North Taliabu, Kepulauan Sula, North Maluku, Indonesia by Peter Wilton – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Begging call · North Taliabu, Kepulauan Sula, North Maluku, Indonesia by Peter Wilton – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Begging call · North Taliabu, Kepulauan Sula, North Maluku, Indonesia by Peter Wilton – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q945095 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Snowy-browed flycatcher – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by JJ Harrison – CC BY-SA 3.0