Acoustics
Voices of Mapiripán: Birds of Our Project Area
Explore the vibrant avian diversity of Mapiripán with this unique collection of bird sounds. Each MP3 features recordings of the distinct calls and songs of birds from our project area. Immerse yourself in the natural beauty and discover the incredible species that inhabit this special region. Perfect for nature enthusiasts, conservationists, and anyone curious about the wonders of Mapiripán's wildlife.
High-quality recordings are captured in WAV-format ensuring the best possible analysis. These sounds are visually represented in a spectrogram and analysed by an experienced ecologist and artificial intelligence (AI). The analysis begins with the actual sound from the forest. Following up on that, sound is getting segmented into short clips for a more efficient and less-time consuming analysis.
Field-recorded Bird Calls
Here is a recording of actual sounds from our project area, accompanied by a list of identified bird species in the recording. Take a moment to listen to the sounds of the Green-backed Trogon, Tropical kingbird and Blue-gray Tanager. You can also here insect sounds in the recording.
Colombia's rainforests are home to around 2,000 bird species. Here are a series of brief clips showcasing the calls of bird species identified within our project area. Featured highlights include the Chestnut-fronted Macaw, Yellow-crowned Amazon, and White-throated Toucan, all of which were previously classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
The birds listed below have been acoustically detected but not always visually observed. Unlike other images on our website, these illustrations are sourced from a library and serve to support the identified bird sounds.
Together with the local community, we are also working to document more striking animals, which often quickly retreat at the sound of human activity. To improve monitoring, we are using camera traps that automatically capture animals passing by, day and night. We look forward to sharing these updates here.
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Cinereous tinamou
(Crypturellus cinereus)
Type of ground bird found in the understory of swamp and lowland forest
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Blue-gray tanager
(Thraupis episcopus)
Typical for open and semi-open areas with larger trees and hedges, forages in the mid-upper level of the forest.
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Boat-billed flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua)
Seed-eating bird that forages in the mid-upper levels and the canopy of tropical woodlands
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Buff-necked ibis
(Theristicus caudatus)
Unlike most ibises often far from water
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Buff-throated saltator
(Saltator maximus)
Seed-eating bird that favors forest edges and secondary growth forest
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Northern waterthrush
(Parkesia noveboracensis)
Likes dense vegetation near water.
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Violaceous jay
(Cyanocorax violaceus)
Forages in mid-upper layer of the forest hopping along limbs and gleaning for prey, in a variety of habitats including forest edges and agricultural areas
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Trogon viridis
(Green-backed trogon)
It nests in termite holes or rotten trees. Found in the upper to middle levels of humid forests,
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White-throated toucan (Ramphastos tucanus)
Large toucan often perches in tops of trees and along clearings
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Southern beardless tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum)
It feeds at any level of the forest, female builts the nest alone with a side entrance made of a variety of plant materials, spider web and cocoon cases.
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Yellow-crowned amazon
(Amazona ochrocephala)
A typical bird from tropical lowland forest usually seen flying over or perched in the canopy
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Chestnut-fronted macaw
(Ara severus)
Reaches around 45 cm of which half is the length of the tail, their lifespan can be from 30 to 80 years of age.
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Yellow-tufted woodpecker (Melanerpes cruentatus)
Loud, colorful woodpecker of mature primary rainforest and secondary growth, highly social woodpecker
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Ruddy-breasted seedeater (Sporophila minuta)
Finchlike bird of grassy and weedy areas in tropical lowlands often foraging in flocks.
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Southern lapwing
(Vanellus chilensis)
Often in pairs in open habitat near water or in dry pastures
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Tropical kingbird
(Tyrannus melancholicus)
A typical “telephone wire” bird along roadsides, prefers open area with some trees and water
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White-winged swallow (Tachycineta albiventer)
Swallow with glossy blue-green back, typically forages over water
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Black-billed thrush
(Turdus ignobilis)
Most common thrush of disturbed habitats in tropical forest
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Short-crested flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox)
Fairly large flycatcher found in semi-open woodlands and at forest edges
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Lesser elaenia
(Elaenia chiriquensis)
Small, nondescriptive flycatcher best identified by sound, it likes foraging in open habitats as well as forest edge and secondary growth forest