Listen to the Banded antbird
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About the Banded antbird
The Banded antbird is a bird in the family Thamnophilidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 15 g.
What does the Banded antbird sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song and 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 banded antbird (Dichrozona cincta) – sometimes called banded antwren despite not being close to the true antwrens – is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
More from the family Thamnophilidae
Barred antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
White-cheeked antbird
Gymnopithys leucaspis
Dusky antbird
Cercomacra tyrannina
Ocellated antbird
Phaenostictus mcleannani
Spotted antbird
Hylophylax naevioides
Long-winged antwren
Myrmotherula longipennis
Black-throated antbird
Myrmeciza atrothorax
Black-faced antbird
Myrmoborus myotherinus
Rufous-margined antwren
Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus
Dot-backed antbird
Hylophylax punctulatus
Acre antshrike
Thamnophilus divisorius
White-browed antbird
Myrmoborus leucophrys
Frequently asked questions
What does a Banded antbird sound like?
You can hear 4 recordings of the Banded antbird on this page, including its song and call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Banded antbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Banded antbird as “least concern”.
What family does the Banded antbird belong to?
The Banded antbird (Dichrozona cincta) belongs to the family Thamnophilidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Orellana: 'Maxus' road km 37 (27 km SSE Pompeya), Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Orellana: 'Maxus' road km 37 (27 km SSE Pompeya), Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Orellana: 'Maxus' road km 37 (27 km SSE Pompeya), Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Orellana: 'Maxus' road km 37 (27 km SSE Pompeya), Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q905069 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Banded antbird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Hector Bottai – CC BY-SA 4.0