Listen to the Thick-billed seed finch
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About the Thick-billed seed finch
The Thick-billed seed finch is a bird in the family Thraupidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Thick-billed seed finch 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 thick-billed seed finch (Sporophila funerea) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found from Mexico to Ecuador.
Related birds in the genus Sporophila
More from the family Thraupidae
Paradise tanager
Tangara chilensis
Blue-gray tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Saffron finch
Sicalis flaveola
Silver-throated tanager
Tangara icterocephala
Magpie tanager
Cissopis leverianus
Plushcap
Catamblyrhynchus diadema
Golden tanager
Tangara arthus
Green honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Emerald tanager
Tangara florida
Yellow-bellied dacnis
Dacnis flaviventer
Frequently asked questions
What does a Thick-billed seed finch sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Thick-billed seed finch 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 Thick-billed seed finch endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Thick-billed seed finch as “least concern”.
What family does the Thick-billed seed finch belong to?
The Thick-billed seed finch (Sporophila funerea) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Esmeraldas: ca.1.5 km N Sapayo, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q28867703 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Thick-billed seed finch – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia – CC BY-SA 2.0