Bird songs and calls
Xeno-canto website
One of the most fascinating facts about birds is their ability to perform songs and calls, a kind of language unique for each species, so specific that we can identify them just by hear.
It’s really amazing to know that in wide spread bird species there are sound differences for these songs. So a Great Kiskadee from USA has a different accent that a Guatemalan one.
A web site you can’t miss if you want to learn about bird songs is Xeno-canto, an incredible database with sounds from all over the Neotropic. This community has increased its collection enough to include a section for Africa and Asia.
You can contribute uploading mp3 sounds if you have any, participate in forums, share sonograms, upload pictures and many other activities. Or simply look for sounds you are interested in and get a better knowledge.
Right now Guatemala is poorly represented in this project, but all of us have the opportunity to get info from our birding trips and add new items.
It’s really amazing to know that in wide spread bird species there are sound differences for these songs. So a Great Kiskadee from USA has a different accent that a Guatemalan one.
A web site you can’t miss if you want to learn about bird songs is Xeno-canto, an incredible database with sounds from all over the Neotropic. This community has increased its collection enough to include a section for Africa and Asia.
You can contribute uploading mp3 sounds if you have any, participate in forums, share sonograms, upload pictures and many other activities. Or simply look for sounds you are interested in and get a better knowledge.
Right now Guatemala is poorly represented in this project, but all of us have the opportunity to get info from our birding trips and add new items.
Posted by Maynor Ovando
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