Listen to the White-thighed swallow
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About the White-thighed swallow
The White-thighed swallow is a bird in the family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the White-thighed swallow 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 calls. 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-thighed swallow (Atticora tibialis) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins.
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Related birds in the genus Atticora
More from the family Hirundinidae
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Sand martin
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Western house martin
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Eurasian crag martin
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Eastern red-rumped swallow
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Wire-tailed swallow
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Tree swallow
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Cliff swallow
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Purple martin
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Lesser striped swallow
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Blue-and-white swallow
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Frequently asked questions
What does a White-thighed swallow sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the White-thighed swallow on this page, including its calls. 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-thighed swallow endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-thighed swallow as “least concern”.
What family does the White-thighed swallow belong to?
The White-thighed swallow (Atticora tibialis) belongs to the family Hirundinidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Calls · Pastaza: chacra 7 km N Canelos, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q28866471 – CC0
- Wikipedia: White-thighed swallow – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Hector Bottai – CC BY-SA 4.0