Listen to the Spillmann's tapaculo
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About the Spillmann's tapaculo
The Spillmann's tapaculo is a bird in the family Rhinocryptidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Spillmann's tapaculo 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 scold. 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
Spillmann's tapaculo (Scytalopus spillmanni) is a species of bird in the family Formicariidae. It inhabits the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador.
Related birds in the genus Scytalopus
More from the family Rhinocryptidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Spillmann's tapaculo sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Spillmann's tapaculo on this page, including its scold. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Spillmann's tapaculo endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Spillmann's tapaculo as “least concern”.
What family does the Spillmann's tapaculo belong to?
The Spillmann's tapaculo (Scytalopus spillmanni) belongs to the family Rhinocryptidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Scold · Sucumbíos: Quebrada Las Ollas, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1269788 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Spillmann's tapaculo – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Christoph Moning – CC BY 4.0