Listen to the White-bellied woodstar
Tip: press play to see the sound's live frequency spectrum in blue over the waveform.
About the White-bellied woodstar
The White-bellied woodstar is a bird in the family Trochilidae (order Apodiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the White-bellied woodstar 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 hum 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-bellied woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
More from the family Trochilidae
Anna's hummingbird
Calypte anna
Sword-billed hummingbird
Ensifera ensifera
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Calliope hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Sparkling violetear
Colibri coruscans
Black-chinned hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
Mexican violetear
Colibri thalassinus
White-tipped sicklebill
Eutoxeres aquila
Green hermit
Phaethornis guy
White-necked jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
Fiery topaz
Topaza pyra
White-booted racket-tail
Ocreatus underwoodii
Frequently asked questions
What does a White-bellied woodstar sound like?
You can hear 4 recordings of the White-bellied woodstar on this page, including its hum and call. 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 White-bellied woodstar endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-bellied woodstar as “least concern”.
What family does the White-bellied woodstar belong to?
The White-bellied woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources & credits
- Hum · Zamora-Chinchipe: camp on Ventanilla-Christopher Parson… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Hum · Zamora-Chinchipe: Reserva Tapichalaca, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Hum · Zamora-Chinchipe: Reserva Tapichalaca, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Zamora-Chinchipe: camp on Ventanilla-Christopher Parson… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1265206 – CC0
- Wikipedia: White-bellied woodstar – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Joseph C Boone – CC BY-SA 3.0