Listen to the western Bonelli's warbler
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About the western Bonelli's warbler
The western Bonelli's warbler is a bird in the family Phylloscopidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the western Bonelli's warbler 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 and phylloscopus bonelli. 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 western Bonelli's warbler (Phylloscopus bonelli) is a warbler in the leaf warbler genus Phylloscopus. It was formerly regarded as the western subspecies of a wider "Bonelli's warbler" species, but as a result of modern taxonomic developments, they are now usually considered to be two species:
Western Bonelli's warbler, Phylloscopus bonelli, which breeds in southwest Europe and north Africa
Related birds in the genus Phylloscopus
Common chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Willow warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
Wood warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Greenish warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides
Yellow-browed warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus
Dusky warbler
Phylloscopus fuscatus
Iberian chiffchaff
Phylloscopus ibericus
Green warbler
Phylloscopus nitidus
More from the family Phylloscopidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a western Bonelli's warbler sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the western Bonelli's warbler on this page, including its song and phylloscopus bonelli. 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 western Bonelli's warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the western Bonelli's warbler as “least concern”.
What family does the western Bonelli's warbler belong to?
The western Bonelli's warbler (Phylloscopus bonelli) belongs to the family Phylloscopidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Phylloscopus bonelli by Robertgarrigos – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Béruges, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Quinçay, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Béruges, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Quinçay, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Saas Fee, Alphitta (near Saas-Fee), Visp, Wallis… by Olivier Grimm – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q752489 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Western Bonelli's warbler – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Kookaburra 81 – CC BY-SA 4.0