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xeno-canto is a citizen science project and repository in which volunteers record, upload and annotate recordings of bird calls and sounds of orthoptera and bats. [2] Since it began in 2005, it has collected over 575,000 sound recordings from more than 10,000 species worldwide, and has become one of the biggest collections of bird sounds in the world. [1]
Slender-billed xenops Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae Genus: Xenops Species: X. tenuirostris Binomial name Xenops tenuirostris Pelzeln, 1859 The slender-billed xenops (Xenops tenuirostris) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ...
The Eurasian wigeon was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae under the binomial name Anas penelope. [2] [3] Anas is the Latin word for "duck", and penelope refers to a duck that was supposed to have rescued Penelope when she was thrown into the sea.
Mareca is a genus or subgenus of ducks in the family Anatidae that includes the wigeons.. The species now placed in this genus were formerly placed in the genus Anas.A molecular phylogentic study comparing mitochondrial DNA sequences published in 2009 found that the genus Anas, as then defined, was not monophyletic. [1]
The American wigeon is a medium-sized bird; it is larger than a teal but smaller than a pintail. In silhouette, the wigeon can be distinguished from other dabblers by its round head, short neck, and small bill. [10] It is 42–59 cm (17–23 in) long, with a 76–91 cm (30–36 in) wingspan and a weight of 512–1,330 g (1.129–2.932 lb).
For linking to pages about individual bird species on Xeno-canto. Only use for species where there are no or few audio recordings on Wikimedia Commons. Consider uploading files which have a cc-by-sa licence from Xeno-canto to Wikimedia Commons.
Bare-eyed pigeon Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae Genus: Patagioenas Species: P. corensis Binomial name Patagioenas corensis (Jacquin, 1784) Synonyms Columba corensis Jacquin, 1784 The bare-eyed pigeon (Patagioenas corensis) is a species of bird in the ...
Slaty spinetail Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae Genus: Synallaxis Species: S. brachyura Binomial name Synallaxis brachyura Lafresnaye, 1843 The slaty spinetail or slaty castlebuilder, (Synallaxis brachyura), is a passerine bird in the Furnariinae ...