Listen to the Tiny sunbird
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About the Tiny sunbird
The Tiny sunbird is a bird in the family Nectariniidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 1 g.
What does the Tiny sunbird 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 tiny sunbird (Cinnyris minullus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is sparsely distributed across the African tropical rainforest.
Related birds in the genus Cinnyris
More from the family Nectariniidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Tiny sunbird sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Tiny sunbird 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 Tiny sunbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Tiny sunbird as “least concern”.
What family does the Tiny sunbird belong to?
The Tiny sunbird (Cinnyris minullus) belongs to the family Nectariniidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Cavalla River, Grand Gedeh, Liberia by Ben Phalan – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1305454 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Tiny sunbird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Charles J. Sharp – CC BY-SA 4.0