Listen to the spotted palm thrush
Tip: press play to see the sound's live frequency spectrum in blue over the waveform.
About the spotted palm thrush
The spotted palm thrush is a bird in the family Muscicapidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 3 g.
What does the spotted palm thrush 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 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 spotted palm thrush (Cichladusa guttata), also known as the spotted morning-thrush, is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. They are small birds mostly consisting of the colors brown, black, and cream. They can be found in eastern African countries such as Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Their natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. This bird is a forager that has a diet consisting of invertebrates. These birds create a variety of different vocal duets as a form of communication.
More from the family Muscicapidae
European robin
Erithacus rubecula
Common nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Common redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Northern wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Black redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Spotted flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Blue rock thrush
Monticola solitarius
Red-breasted flycatcher
Ficedula parva
Thrush nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
European pied flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Frequently asked questions
What does a spotted palm thrush sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the spotted palm thrush on this page, including its 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 spotted palm thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the spotted palm thrush as “least concern”.
What family does the spotted palm thrush belong to?
The spotted palm thrush (Cichladusa guttata) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Spotted Morning Thrush (Cichladusa guttata) (022A-WA03044X0027-0006M0) – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · kikatiti, Meru, Arusha Region, Tanzania by paulo kivuyo – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q3315817 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Spotted palm thrush – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Valentina Storti from Verona, Italia – CC BY 2.0