Listen to the Yellow-crowned elaenia
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About the Yellow-crowned elaenia
The Yellow-crowned elaenia is a bird in the family Tyrannidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Yellow-crowned elaenia 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 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 yellow-crowned elaenia (Myiopagis flavivertex) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Related birds in the genus Myiopagis
More from the family Tyrannidae
Great kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Eastern kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Cliff flycatcher
Hirundinea ferruginea
Yellow-crowned tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
Olive-sided flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Yellow tyrannulet
Capsiempis flaveola
Masked water tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
Black phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Acadian flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Frequently asked questions
What does a Yellow-crowned elaenia sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Yellow-crowned elaenia on this page, including its 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 Yellow-crowned elaenia endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-crowned elaenia as “least concern”.
What family does the Yellow-crowned elaenia belong to?
The Yellow-crowned elaenia (Myiopagis flavivertex) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Sucumbíos: 'La Selva Jungle Lodge', n bank Río Napo, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Sucumbíos: 'La Selva Jungle Lodge', n bank Río Napo, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q905294 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Yellow-crowned elaenia – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Hector Bottai – CC BY-SA 4.0