VOCALIZATIONS OF SELECTED BIRD SPECIES

OF KLAMATH MOUNTAINS MIXED EVERGREEN FORESTS, NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA

 

Bruce G. Marcot, Richard W. Lundquist, and Valen Castellano

 

latest updated: 15 March 2016; updates by Bruce G. Marcot
original:  21 February 1994

 



[Note: This report was originally produced in 1994 based on bird taxonomy of that year.]

 
CONTENTS
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Introduction |

Falconiformes | Galliformes | Strigiformes | Apodiformes | Piciformes |
| Passeriformes -- flycatchers, swallows | jays through creeper
wrens through bluebirds | kinglets through vireos
starling, warblers, tanagers | grosbeaks through sparrows |
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Species with similar sounds | Exploring vocalizations
Reference key | Technical info |

 

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INTRODUCTION: VOCALIZATIONS OF SELECTED BIRD SPECIES OF KLAMATH MOUNTAINS MIXED EVERGREEN FORESTS

Introduction; Acknowledgments; Study Area; Format of Descriptions of Text and Sound Files; Occurrence of Species by Season and Habitat; Identifying Species; References Cited


DESCRIPTIONS OF VOCALIZATIONS

1. ORDER FALCONIFORMES

FAMILY ACCIPITRIDAE (hawks and accipiters)

FAMILY FALCONIDAE (falcons)

2. ORDER GALLIFORMES

FAMILY PHASIANIDAE (grouse and quail)

ORDER COLUMBIFORMES

FAMILY COLUMBIDAE (doves)

3. ORDER STRIGIFORMES

FAMILY STRIGIDAE (owls)

ORDER CAPRIMULGIFORMES

FAMILY CAPRIMULGIDAE (nighthawks)

4. ORDER APODIFORMES

FAMILY APODIDAE (swifts)

FAMILY TROCHILIDAE (hummingbirds)

5. ORDER PICIFORMES

FAMILY PICIDAE (woodpeckers)

6. ORDER PASSERIFORMES

FAMILY TYRANNIDAE (flycatchers)

FAMILY HIRUNDINIDAE (swallows)

7. ORDER PASSERIFORMES (continued)

FAMILY CORVIDAE (jays, ravens, crows)

FAMILY PARIDAE (chickadees)

FAMILY AEGITHALIDAE (bushtit)

FAMILY SITTIDAE (nuthatches)

FAMILY CERTHIIDAE (creeper)

8. ORDER PASSERIFORMES (continued)

FAMILY TROGLODYTIDAE (wrens)

FAMILY MUSCICAPIDAE (wrentit, thrushes, bluebirds)

9. ORDER PASSERIFORMES (continued)

FAMILY MUSCICAPIDAE (continued; kinglets)

FAMILY BOMBYCILLIDAE (waxwings)

FAMILY VIREONIDAE (vireos)

10. ORDER PASSERIFORMES (continued)

FAMILY STURNIDAE (starling)

FAMILY EMBERIZIDAE (warblers, tanager)

11. ORDER PASSERIFORMES (continued)

FAMILY EMBERIZIDAE (continued; grosbeaks, buntings, towhees, blackbird, cowbird, meadowlark, oriole, sparrows)


COMPARISON OF SPECIES WITH SIMILAR SOUNDS    

     Group 1- Woodpecker calls - single-note calls and ratchet-type "whinney" alarm calls
    Group 2 - Woodpecker drumming

    Group 3 - Species with single "tooting" calls, like the Northern Pygmy-Owl's
    Group 4 - Species with single-trill calls, like the Dark-Eyed Junco's
    Group 5 - Forest Squirrels


EXPLORING SELECTED BIRD VOCALIZATIONS

       Selected Vocalizations Slowed to Reveal Dynamics of Overtones and Harmonics

       The Diversity of Song Sparrow Songs


REFERENCE KEY TO ANNOTATED DESCRIPTIONS OF BIRD SOUNDS


TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON THIS PUBLICATION -- TEXT AND SOUND RECORDINGS


TABLE 1: Occurrence of bird species by season and habitat