Listen to the Sunbittern
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About the Sunbittern
The Sunbittern is a bird in the family Eurypygidae (order Eurypygiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 227 g.
What does the Sunbittern 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 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 sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) is a bittern-like bird of tropical regions of the Americas, and the sole member of the family Eurypygidae (sometimes spelled Eurypigidae) and genus Eurypyga. It is found in Central and South America, and has three subspecies. The sunbittern shows both morphological and molecular similarities with the kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) of New Caledonia, indicating a Gondwanan origin, both species being placed in the clade Eurypygiformes.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Sunbittern sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Sunbittern on this page, including its song. 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 Sunbittern endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Sunbittern as “least concern”.
What family does the Sunbittern belong to?
The Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) belongs to the family Eurypygidae in the order Eurypygiformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Napo: 'Gareno (Guaponi) Lodge', Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q601107 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Sunbittern – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Bärbel Miemietz – CC BY-SA 4.0