Listen to the Vermilion tanager
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About the Vermilion tanager
The Vermilion tanager is a bird in the family Thraupidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Vermilion tanager sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as 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 vermilion tanager (Calochaetes coccineus) is a species of Neotropical bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Calochaetes.
It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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
Beryl-spangled tanager
Tangara nigroviridis
Bay-headed tanager
Tangara gyrola
Frequently asked questions
What does a Vermilion tanager sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Vermilion tanager on this page, including its call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Vermilion tanager endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Vermilion tanager as “least concern”.
What family does the Vermilion tanager belong to?
The Vermilion tanager (Calochaetes coccineus) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Zamora-Chinchipe: above 'Cabañas Yankuam' 2 km S Las… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Sucumbíos: 17 km WSW Lumbaqui, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q857557 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Vermilion tanager – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Nick Athanas – CC BY-SA 2.0