Listen to the White-banded swallow
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About the White-banded swallow
The White-banded swallow is a bird in the family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 14 g.
What does the White-banded swallow 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 flight call and 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 white-banded swallow (Atticora fasciata) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is black with white thighs, a white breast, and has white bars on the edges of its wings. It has a distinct, deeply forked tail.
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, in tropical lowlands. It is non-migratory. Its natural habitats are rivers and forested areas. It nests in burrows and does not use artificial cavities.
Related birds in the genus Atticora
More from the family Hirundinidae
Barn swallow
Hirundo rustica
Sand martin
Riparia riparia
Western house martin
Delichon urbicum
Eurasian crag martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Eastern red-rumped swallow
Cecropis daurica
Wire-tailed swallow
Hirundo smithii
Tree swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Cliff swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple martin
Progne subis
Lesser striped swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Blue-and-white swallow
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Frequently asked questions
What does a White-banded swallow sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the White-banded swallow on this page, including its flight call and call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the White-banded swallow endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-banded swallow as “least concern”.
What family does the White-banded swallow belong to?
The White-banded swallow (Atticora fasciata) belongs to the family Hirundinidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Flight call · Zamora-Chinchipe: 'Cabañas Yankuam' 2 km S Las Orchideas… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call, flight call · Zamora-Chinchipe: 5 km N Las Orchideas, Nangaritza Valley… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Flight call · Pastaza: Canelos, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1587061 – CC0
- Wikipedia: White-banded swallow – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Paul Bedell – CC BY-SA 4.0