Listen to the Yellow-faced grassquit
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About the Yellow-faced grassquit
The Yellow-faced grassquit is a bird in the family Emberizidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Yellow-faced grassquit 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 yellow-faced grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus) is a passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae and is the only member of the genus Tiaris. It is native to Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
Related birds in the genus Tiaris
More from the family Emberizidae
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Emberiza citrinella
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Common reed bunting
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Corn bunting
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Ortolan bunting
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Lapland longspur
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Rock bunting
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Rustic bunting
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Cirl bunting
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Grey-necked bunting
Emberiza buchanani
Red pileated finch
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Yellow-faced grassquit sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Yellow-faced grassquit 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 Yellow-faced grassquit endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-faced grassquit as “least concern”.
What family does the Yellow-faced grassquit belong to?
The Yellow-faced grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus) belongs to the family Emberizidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Imbabura: Hda La Florida, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q728336 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Yellow-faced grassquit – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Cephas – CC BY-SA 4.0