Bird Songs

The state of Amazonas, thanks to its biodiversity is on of the most sought after destinations for bird watching in the entire world. Of the 9.700 species of birds that exist in the world, approximately 3.100 are found in South America. Of those, 1.822 are found in Brazil and close to 800 species in the state of Amazonas, which corresponds to 41,8% of this total. By being located in the tropics, Amazonas annually receives migratory birds originating in the Northern Hemisphere, like the Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria), Greater Yellowlegs Sandpiper (Tringa melanoleuca), Purple Martin (Progne subis), and, from the Southern Hemisphere: the Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana), the White-throated Kingbird (Tyrannus albogularis), and many others.

Do you want know how to learn Bird Songs? Do you want learn how to identify bird by song? For to recognize and remember the vocalization of birds, you need to become familiar with them. Start to learn the vocalization of the birds most common near his home and then expand their knowledge, observing and hearing the birds singing in the field. From practice, become the experience.

In the following, we are available in MP3 for playback in your iPod dock and related music players the vocalization of wild birds recorded in the Amazon rainforest for you to listen and learn about each species. Please, click on the bird’s name to listen the bird song. You will need Windows Midia Player.