Listen to the white-throated robin
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About the white-throated robin
The white-throated robin is a bird in the family Muscicapidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 3 g.
What does the white-throated robin 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 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-throated robin or irania (Irania gutturalis) is a small, migratory passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, and the only member of the genus Irania. It breeds on high-altitude mountain slopes with dense scrub in western Asia and winters in East Africa. Males have lead-grey upperparts and bright orange underparts with a namesake white throat patch. Females are duller, with greyer underparts, orange sides, and a fainter white throat compared to the males.
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Common nightingale
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Northern wheatear
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Black redstart
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Spotted flycatcher
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Blue rock thrush
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Red-breasted flycatcher
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Thrush nightingale
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European pied flycatcher
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Frequently asked questions
What does a white-throated robin sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the white-throated robin on this page, including its song. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the white-throated robin endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the white-throated robin as “least concern”.
What family does the white-throated robin belong to?
The white-throated robin (Irania gutturalis) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Kingori, Meru, Arusha Region, Tanzania by paulo kivuyo – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Kingori, Meru, Arusha Region, Tanzania by paulo kivuyo – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q557745 – CC0
- Wikipedia: White-throated robin – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by westanmese – CC BY-SA 4.0