Listen to the White-crowned tapaculo
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About the White-crowned tapaculo
The White-crowned tapaculo is a bird in the family Rhinocryptidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the White-crowned tapaculo 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 white-crowned tapaculo (Scytalopus atratus) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Related birds in the genus Scytalopus
More from the family Rhinocryptidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a White-crowned tapaculo sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the White-crowned tapaculo 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 White-crowned tapaculo endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-crowned tapaculo as “least concern”.
What family does the White-crowned tapaculo belong to?
The White-crowned tapaculo (Scytalopus atratus) belongs to the family Rhinocryptidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: Filo de Chumbiriatza, tepui 4.5 km SW… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1262200 – CC0
- Wikipedia: White-crowned tapaculo – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Christoph Moning – CC BY 4.0