Listen to the Yellow-throated nightingale-thrush
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About the Yellow-throated nightingale-thrush
The Yellow-throated nightingale-thrush is a bird in the family Turdidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 4 g.
What does the Yellow-throated nightingale-thrush 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 yellow-throated nightingale-thrush or Gould's nightingale-thrush (Catharus dryas) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies. It is found from Mexico to Nicaragua.
Related birds in the genus Catharus
More from the family Turdidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Yellow-throated nightingale-thrush sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Yellow-throated nightingale-thrush 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-throated nightingale-thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-throated nightingale-thrush as “least concern”.
What family does the Yellow-throated nightingale-thrush belong to?
The Yellow-throated nightingale-thrush (Catharus dryas) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Morona-Santiago: w-slope Cord. de Cutucú, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1060999 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Yellow-throated nightingale-thrush – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Greg Lasley – CC BY 4.0