Listen to the Bananaquit
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About the Bananaquit
The Bananaquit is a bird in the family Coerebidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 1 g.
What does the Bananaquit 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 bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) is a species of passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. Before the development of molecular genetics in the 21st century, its relationship to other species was uncertain, and it was placed with the buntings and New World sparrows in the family Emberizidae, with New World warblers in the family Parulidae, or its own monotypic family, Coerebidae. This small, active nectarivore is found in warmer parts of the Americas and is generally common.
Its name derives from its yellow color and the English word quit, which refers to small passerines of tropical America; cf. grassquit, orangequit.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Bananaquit sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the Bananaquit 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 Bananaquit endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Bananaquit as “least concern”.
What family does the Bananaquit belong to?
The Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) belongs to the family Coerebidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: E Chito Juntas, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: 'Cabañas Yankuam' 2 km S Las Orchideas… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: 1-2 km W Shaimi, Nangaritza Valley… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · San Pedro Sula, Departamento de Cortés, Honduras by Oliver Komar – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: below La Cruz, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Napo: Estero Ayapata 3.5.km WSW Archidona, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q228125 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Bananaquit – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Leon-bojarczuk - Flickr page – CC BY-SA 2.0