Listen to the Spot-winged parrotlet
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About the Spot-winged parrotlet
The Spot-winged parrotlet is a bird in the family Psittacidae (order Psittaciformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “near threatened”. Adults weigh around 77 g.
What does the Spot-winged parrotlet sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as flight call and 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 spot-winged parrotlet (Touit stictopterus) is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots.
It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Spot-winged parrotlet sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the Spot-winged parrotlet on this page, including its flight call and call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Spot-winged parrotlet endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Spot-winged parrotlet as “near threatened”.
What family does the Spot-winged parrotlet belong to?
The Spot-winged parrotlet (Touit stictopterus) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.
Sources & credits
- Flight call · Napo: km 11.6 Narupa-Loreto road, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Flight call · Zamora-Chinchipe: Filo de Chumbiriatza, tepui 4.5 km SW… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Napo: km 11.6 Narupa-Loreto road, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Flight call · Zamora-Chinchipe: near Panguri, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Flight call · Napo: km 11.6 Narupa-Loreto road, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Flight call · Napo: km 11.6 Narupa-Loreto road, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q597272 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Spot-winged parrotlet – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Joseph Wolf – Public domain