Listen to the yellow tyrannulet
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About the yellow tyrannulet
The yellow tyrannulet is a bird in the family Tyrannidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the yellow tyrannulet 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 call and calls. 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 tyrannulet (Capsiempis flaveola) is a small passerine bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.
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
Masked water tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
Black phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Acadian flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Gray kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Great crested flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Lesser wagtail-tyrant
Stigmatura napensis
Frequently asked questions
What does a yellow tyrannulet sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the yellow tyrannulet on this page, including its call and calls. 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 tyrannulet endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the yellow tyrannulet as “least concern”.
What family does the yellow tyrannulet belong to?
The yellow tyrannulet (Capsiempis flaveola) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Napo: Napo Galeras, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Calls · Guayas: 13.5 km N Salanguillo, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · El Oro: Reserva Buenaventura 9 km WNW Piñas, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Morona-Santiago: 2 km E San Luis de Ininkis, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Calls · Guayas: Río California, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Calls · Guayas: Río California, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q858281 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Yellow tyrannulet – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Tim from Ithaca – CC BY 2.0