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About this sound
FAMILY: Tyrannidae NEST: cup-shaped HABITAT: riparian woodland FOOD: insects, especially bees BEHAVIOR: hovers and pounces on prey, pumps tail up and down while perched SIZE: body length 6 inches COLOR: male has flaming red underparts, bushy crest, upperparts dark brown to black. Female is soft brown with a peach-colored breast SOUND: “pitazeeee’’, downward, high-pitched call MIGRATION: northern-most range is southern Arizona, migrates to east Mexican gulf
Why parks record sound
The NPS Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division monitors soundscapes in parks across the United States. Natural quiet is treated as a resource to protect, like clean air or dark skies: noise from aircraft, vehicles and machinery can mask animal communication and change the experience of a place.
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Sources & credits
- Mystery Bird #11 by US National Park Service – Public domain