Listen to the Yellow-cheeked becard
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About the Yellow-cheeked becard
The Yellow-cheeked becard is a bird in the family Tityridae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Yellow-cheeked becard 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 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 green-backed becard (Pachyramphus viridis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The green-backed becard includes the yellow-cheeked becard as a subspecies.
Related birds in the genus Pachyramphus
More from the family Tityridae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Yellow-cheeked becard sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Yellow-cheeked becard on this page, including its song. 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 Yellow-cheeked becard endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-cheeked becard as “least concern”.
What family does the Yellow-cheeked becard belong to?
The Yellow-cheeked becard (Pachyramphus xanthogenys) belongs to the family Tityridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: 1.8 road km S Miazi, Nangaritza Valley… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Napo: km 3 Narupa-Loreto road, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q27075195 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Green-backed becard – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Ana Agreda, Aves y Conservación – Public domain